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The attendant in church preparing wine for communion

1979; printed 2007

Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a woman preparing wine for communion. She is pouring wine from a bottle into a communion cup. There are a several cups already filled and in the serving tray. The rim of her hat is visible at the top of the photograph. Her necklace is dangling just beneath the hat. There are no inscriptions, back or front.

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Catalog reference: 2014.310.45

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