Movie still of Etta Moten Barnett singing The Carioca

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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.

This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett in her role as a cabaret singer in the 1933 movie Flying Down To Rio. In the picture, she stands in profile with her head turned over her left shoulder towards the viewer. She stands with her arms held away from her body and her hands open. She wears a loose off the shoulder light colored blouse with lace trim and a voluminous floor length flowered skirt, also with lace trim. There is a wide patterned scarf or sash wrapped around her waist and hips, and a basket of fruit balanced on top of a headwrap on her head. She wears a chunky necklace around her neck and bangles on her wrists. Behind her are tropical plants in large pots. In the bottom right corner is white text that reads "NY-7[?]7-157." The back of the photograph is blank.

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