Photograph by
Marovich, Pete, American, born 1961
Subject of
Wilson, Yvonne, American, born 1953
Date
2013
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 2403 pixels × 3600 pixels
File size: 24.77 MB
Description
A black and white digital image of Yvonne Wilson casting a circular cast net for shrimp and mullet on Daufuskie Island in South Carolina. The image shows her from the waste up. Her arms are outstretched. Her left hand is holding the side of the net while her right hand is above the center. A rope is attached to her right wrist and the center of the net.
24.77 MB
Place captured
Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
Shadows of the Gullah Geechee
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
digital images
digital media - born digital
Topic
American South
Communities
Foodways
Identity
Labor
Photography
Rural life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pete Marovich
Object number
2017.49.10
Restrictions & Rights
© Pete Marovich
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ea0b7bd2-e9ed-469a-a71b-301084fe0a05

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