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Braiding Hair

1977-1981; printed 2007

Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

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

This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of children braiding their dolls' hair outside. The girl braiding her dolls hair is sitting in a chair while another girl watches and holds her own doll. A boy stands behind them with his back to the camera but has his head turned to look back at the hair braiding. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

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Catalog reference: 2014.310.17

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