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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 of a nude female figure. She is seated on the ground in a cross-legged position with her shoulders hunched over and the top of her head facing the viewer. Her arms are tucked close to her body and her hands are held out in front of her, palms open, the right palm facing the side of her head, the left palm facing upward, fingers splayed. A gold ring is visible on her left hand. The tips of her fingers are bright red. Her skin is printed with a scale-like pattern. The figure is shown against a plain black background. The print is signed on the verso: [Colette Veasey-Cullors 2016].

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