Untitled (Scrubbing Hands)

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Black and white image of a woman scrubbing her hands. All that is seen of the woman is her torso, arms, and hands. Her hands are in the lower half of the image and in her proper right hand is a small bush. The woman uses the brush to scrub the ring finger of her proper left hand. Both hands and arms are sudsy. The woman wears a dress of light-colored fabric with a long geometric shape stylization on her collar. Behind the woman, in the background and in the lower left corner is a table filled with items, all out of focus. Directly behind and to the proper right of the woman is a curtain framing a window with the shade drawn.

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