Maure man with his wife and mother before a tea set

1975

Not on view

Untrimmed black and white photograph (printed by Jerry L. Thompson in 1975, NY.) An adult male figure is seated in the middle of this image wearing a loose canvas robe and a pouch around his neck, which may be similar to the ta’wiz or gris-gris that is popular in Sufic West Africa. With his left arm resting on his left knee, his wife leans to rest her left arm on his right shoulder. She wears a patterned dress with ruffled sleeves, a large necklace, a wristwatch, and a scarf that covers the left side of her head. The man’s mother sits to his left; she wears a striped dress and elaborate head wrap with her hands rested on her knees. The scene is situated out of doors, with the side of an earthen building (evidenced by the portal on the left hand side) that features open brickwork on the right hand side. All three figures are seated on a woven mat and there is a small tea set and large bowl positioned between the sitters and the viewer.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Maure man with his wife and mother before a tea set
Date: 1975
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: H. 4 1/2 × W. 6 1/2 in. (11.4 × 16.5 cm)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Mullin Vogel, 2015
Object Number: 2015.499.16.2
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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