Six young Fingo girls sang and danced for us along the road to Grahamstown, South Africa. One even played a harmonica.

Six young Fingo girls sang and danced for us along the road to Grahamstown, South Africa. One even played a harmonica.

Photograph

Nickolas Muray

Maker
American, b. Hungary, 1892–1965

Six young Fingo girls sang and danced for us along the road to Grahamstown, South Africa. One even played a harmonica.

We gave then each a lipstick, and their squeals of delight were charming. Each carried a staff, just as the young men do, but although the boys engage in "stick-fighting," we somehow didn't think the girls would.


From The Great Tribes of Africa


1957
Gelatin silver print
Image: 26.5 x 34 cm
Mount: 28 x 35.5 cm
Gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray
Inscriptions verso (typed label): Six young Fingo girls sang and danced for us along the road to Grahamstown, South Africa. One even played a harmonica. We gave then each a lipstick, and their squeals of delight were charming. Each carried a staff, just as the young men do, but although the boys engage in "stick-fighting," we somehow didn't think the girls would.

verso (stamp): Photo by Muray / Mrs. Nickolas Muray / 2401 River Road / Pt. Pleasant New Jersey

verso, label (stamp): Photo by Muray / Mrs. Nickolas Muray / 333 E. 49th St. - 6B / New York 17, N.Y.
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