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Portrait of a Woman in a Koto
Augusta Curiel (mentioned on object), c. 1904 - c. 1937
From beneath her elegant angisa (folded headscarf), this woman looks straight into the camera. Her widefitting koto gives her a distinguished appearance. This characterful portrait was taken by Surinamese photographer Augusta Curiel. From 1904 she ran a photography business from home, together with her sister Anna. The pioneering entrepreneurs soon became the country’s most sought-after photographers. Their company was the first to obtain the title of purveyor to the Dutch royal household in Suriname.
- Artwork typecabinet photograph
- Object numberNG-2009-141-2
- Dimensionsheight 166 mm x width 107 mm, height 150 mm x width 100 mm
- Physical characteristicsdaglichtgelatinezilverdruk