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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 color photographic print portrait of an unidentified figure in a striped dress, with a black cap and face mask. The figure stands center frame, in front of a dark grey background, with her face turned to her proper right. The strapless dress of wide, vertical black and red stripes is worn over a sheer black blouse with a high neck and long sleeves, puffed at the shoulder and wrist. One side of the full skirt is held high to obscure her proper left shoulder and arm. A full black underskirt is visible along the bottom of the skirt. She also wears a tight-fitting black cap and hold a black mask bejeweled with clear stones up to their face to obscure all but here eyes, which are adorned with matching red and black striped lenses. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

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