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Photograph of Pete Cosey playing Mondo guitar in Japan

1973

Japan, Asia

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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.

Black-and-white photograph on wooden substrate depicting Pete Cosey playing a guitar. Cosey wears sunglasses, and blur of the image suggests photograph was taken while he was moving with the music. Image has abrasion on face and accretion close to the beard. Wood substrate is dented in places, especially along the edge.

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Catalog reference: 2021.105.11

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