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Man in African attire

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A studio portrait of a smiling unidentified African American barefoot man in African attire [real or imagined is unknown by person adding description]. He carries a club up in his right hand and holds a shield over a spear upright on the ground in his left hand. His hair is fashioned in vertical feathers. He wears a necklace of a leather strand with beads across the front. He wears a loincloth of feathers in front and a leather breechcloth in the back. Navel is blurred out.
Date Published
1901
1910
Subjects
African American men
Shields
Spears
Breechcloths
Time Periods
1901-1910
Notes

No date; likely circa 1900

Mounted to 4.25"x6.5" decorative paperboard.

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 14 x 11 cm
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-225.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Portrait photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.

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