Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 22

Three columns of printed negative strips. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Image 1, 2, & 4: Various images of two musicians chanting and playing African percussion instruments during a visit with dancer Pearl Primus. The man on the right is holding a shekere. The man on the left is holding several talking drums and a stick. Both are wearing elaborate hats with feathers. Image 3: Two musicians chanting and playing African percussion instruments in front of a male dancer during a visit with Primus. The dancer on the right is wearing a striped robe. The man in the center is holding a shekere. The man on the left is playing several talking drums. The musicians are wearing elaborate hats with feathers. Image 5-7: Primus dancing in front of two musicians chanting and playing African percussion instruments. Primus is wearing an elaborate print skirt and waiving around several scarves. Image 8 & 9: Two musicians chanting and playing African percussion instruments next to a male dancer (off-camera in photo 9). The dancer on the left is wearing a striped robe. The man in the center is playing several talking drums. The man on the right is holding a shekere. The musicians are wearing elaborate hats with feathers. Image 10: A male dancer with two musicians performing in front of a small audience sitting outside. The dancer is bare chested and is holding his arms out. The musicians are playing various African percussion instruments and are wearing elaborate hats with feathers. Image 11 & 12: Primus recording other dancers at a gathering with a Liberian tribe. Primus is holding a camera to record the other performers. She is wearing an elaborate print skirt and head wrap.