Amalia Berrio

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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 color photograph portrait of Amalia Berrio against a blue background. The bust portrait captures Berrio from the shoulders up, her head turned slightly to her proper right as she gazes past the camera. She is wearing a bright yellow top with a matching headwrap. Berrio wears a black bead necklace and a dangling, heart-shaped earring is visible on her proper left ear. The earring is divided into three equal vertical parts with the colors of the Colombia flag: yellow, blue, and red. On the verso, upper left corner of the photograph is the sitter’s name handwritten in pencil [Amalia Berrio].

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