Recto, with original mount; F. Holland Day (American, 1864–1933); An Ethiopian Chief, 1897, printed c. 1902 [?]; platinum print; 21 x 18.6 cm (image/paper); 21.8 x 19.5 cm (primary support); 22 x 19.7 cm (secondary support); 22.8 x 20.7 cm (tertiary support); 45.7 x 35.5 cm (quaternary support), Art Institute of Chicago, Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949.858

Ethiopian Chief, Recto with mount shadow

A black-and-white photographic portrait of a dark-skinned man with a bare chest and voluminous striped fabric draped around his shoulders and waist. The figure is frontal facing and looks downward, perhaps captured mid-blink. His left hand is raised and touches his bare torso; his right hand is lifted to chest height and grips what appears to be a sword or spear. A strip of fabric is wrapped around the crown of his head.

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