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A towering wavy hairdo of a woman sitting against a rusty ornamented structure.
Finger Curls
A towering wavy hairdo of a woman sitting against a rusty ornamented structure.
A towering wavy hairdo of a woman sitting against a rusty ornamented structure.
Finger Curls, Maria von Matthiessen, 1997, color print, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, © 2018 by Malte von Matthiessen.

Finger Curls

Artist (American, 1944 - 2001)
Date1997
Mediumcolor print
DimensionsSight: 12 3/8 × 18 3/8 inches (31.4 × 46.7 cm)
Portfolio/Series"The Magical Self: African-American Hairdos in Savannah" series
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
Object number2001.11.17
On View
Not on view
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Subject MatterLaurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, United States of America
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