Sculpture bust of Etta Moten Barnett

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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.

This is a sculpture bust of Etta Moten Barnett. The bust depicts her from the neck upwards. Her hair is styled in an updo on top of her head. She is wearing small round earrings. She faces forward, gazing directly at the viewer. The bust rests on a stepped base with two thin top tiers and a wide bottom one. The artist’s initials are carved into the back of the sculpture’s neck.

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