[Xosa girl with leg bracelets]

[Xosa girl with leg bracelets]

Photograph

Nickolas Muray

Maker
American, b. Hungary, 1892–1965

[Xosa girl with leg bracelets]

ca. 1957
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 7/8 × 7 1/2 in. (25.1 × 19.1 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray
Inscriptions Typed on applied label on verso, C: A close-up view shows how tightly Xosa bracelets can bite into the skin. This girl was one of a group we encountered near King William's Town, South Africa.
Stamped in ink on verso, TLC: PHOTO BY \ MURAY \ MRS. NICKOLAS MURAY \ 2401 River Road \ Pt. Pleasant, New Jersey
Inscribed in pencil on verso, C: X
Stamped in ink, BR: 4 1215
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