Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett seated surrounded by African drums
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1960
name: label: Photograph by
content: Isaac Sutton, 1923 - 1995
label: Subject of
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett seated surrounded by six African drums. Wearing a long sleeved white blouse with a brooch at the neckline and a grey straight skirt, she is seated on a stool with traditional African drums of varying sizes and shapes arranged on the floor in a circle around her. She holds the palm of her left hand just above the surface of a tall narrow drum at her left side. The edges of the drum appear to be constructed of rope or reeds, tied together in the middle. On her lap is a small drum with a wide top and a narrow base. She gazes directly at the viewer. Behind her are low shelves with woven baskets, pottery, and small African statuary in materials that appear to be wood and ivory. The photographer’s stamp is on the back.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Etta Moten Barnett Archive
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.13.1.35.5
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 7/16 × 10 11/16 in. (26.5 × 27.2 cm)