In the Dinka village of Ger, a symbolic representation of horns is carved on the inside wall of a traditional home. Southern Sudan.

2006

Sebastião Salgado

Associated Names
Sebastião Salgado

Artist, Brazilian, 1944 - 2025

This grayscale photograph shows a person seated on a rustic wooden chair, with their body turned slightly to the right as they look towards us. Their head is shaved. They are wearing a draped cloth garment that covers their lower body and one shoulder, leaving the other shoulder bare. Around their neck is a strand of beads, and they have a large bracelet on one wrist. The background features a plain textured wall with some curved patterns carved in relief.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Marsha Garces Williams

  • Dimensions

    image: 42 × 60 cm (16 9/16 × 23 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 64 × 84 cm (25 3/16 × 33 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.101.2.29

  • Portfolio Title

    Genesis

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sebastião Salgado; Marsha Williams, San Francisco, CA, 2013; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right corner under photograph in graphite: S. Salgado.; lower left corner: 2/16 on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: 29-GENESIS / Dinka People / Southern Sudan / 2006 / S. Salgado.

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