Photograph of an Ethiopian American wedding party
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1960
name: label: Photograph by
content: Lloyd W. Yearwood, American, 1925 - 2011
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of an Ethiopian American wedding party. At center is the bride and groom. The bride wears a white dress with shawl that wraps around her head and shoulders. She holds a bouquet of flowers and ribbons. The groom wears a dark cloak over a white, knee-length tunic and light-colored pants. On either side of the couple are priests in Ethiopian Coptic vestments. A large Coptic cross is on the front of the priest to the left. There are several other people gathered behind the couple. Two patterned and fringed ceremonial umbrellas are held over the group. A young boy in a dark blazer stands in front. On the verso is the stamp of the photographer, Lloyd Yearwood, along with a handwritten inscription: [Ethiopian / African American wedding].
place: label: Place made
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Marriage customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religion
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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: 2014.150.3.17
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Lloyd W. Yearwood
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. 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 (image): 9 15/16 x 6 7/8 in (25.2 x 17.5 cm)