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 at the hip and knee, with her proper right foot resting against her proper left knee. Her arms are extended above her head, slightly rounded, with her fingers curled, and her palms facing outward. She is wearing a dark colored metallic bikini top, with a metal choker, dark elbow-length arm bands, and a dark headpiece with fringe. She is also wearing a light colored, metallic bikini bottom with a swath of fabric draped down the front of her proper left leg and decorative flowers on her proper right hip. Her metallic colored shoes match the bikini bottoms and the arm bands match the bikini top. She stands in front of a white background. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.

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