Object Details
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Collection Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Collection Citation
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
The photograph depicts a Bozo woman carrying a child while seating in a dugout canoe. During his trip to Mali, Elisofon visited the Mopti region which constitutes most of the Niger River inland delta; inhabited by the Dogon, Fulani, Bambara, Bwa & Bozo peoples. The town of Mopti is situated at the junction of the Bani & Niger rivers, and comprises three islands. [The J. P. Getty Fund: Art and Architecture Thesaurus]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon travelled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
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Local Numbers
A 1 BZO 1.1 EE 70
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Frame value is 33.
Slide No. A 1 BZO 1.1 EE 70
Place
Africa
Burkina Faso
Topic
Portraits
Women
Children
Transportation
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Bozo (African people)
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Extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Date
1970
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 18
Type
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Collection Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Where noted, some images remain under the copyright of Life/Shutterstock. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form
Color slides
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1973-001_ref10474
Large EAD
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EEPA.1973-001
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871012508-2