Untitled (Sikolo Brathwaite at AJASS studios)

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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 Sikolo Brathwaite captured at the African Jazz-Arts Society and Studios (AJASS) studio in Harlem. The Grandassa model is depicted in bust pose from the shoulders up against an olive green background. She is turned in a three-quarters profile view, facing the left edge of the photograph. She is wearing a round collared garment constructed from a green fabric with a magenta and black floral pattern. She is also wearing metal, tiered, drop earrings with three metal bells on the bottom. Her hair is arranged in a natural afro hairstyle. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.

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