Photograph of a female performer in costume

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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.

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a female performer in costume. The performer is standing with her proper right leg bent and turned towards the left edge of the image. Her proper left leg is extended and her foot points towards the bottom right corner of the image. Her proper left arm is extended above her head, elbow bent, with her fingers curled, and her index finger pointing towards the top edge of the image. Her proper right arm is held across her waist. Her proper right fingers are curled and her index finger is pointing towards the top left corner of the image. She is wearing a dark colored metallic bikini top, with a metal choker, dark elbow-length arm bands, and a dark headpiece with fringe.

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