Photograph of Aurora Greeley

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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.

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Aurora Greeley. Greeley is centrally depicted, set against a black background. She is standing on her proper left leg with her proper right knee slightly raised, with her proper right toes resting on the floor. She is holding both of her arms out in front of her. Her proper left hand is draped over her proper right hand and both hands are pointing downwards, displaying the harem bracelet draped over the top of her proper left hand. Her head is turned and she is looking towards the left side of the image. She is wearing a metallic bikini top embellished with dark gemstones, matching bikini bottoms decorated with tassels, and a large headpiece. The headpiece is a metallic skullcap that covers her forehead with a “V” shape. The top of the headpiece also has three large, overlapping rings embellished with round metallic discs.

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