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Yoruba farmer, with his family members, removing beans from cocoa pods, Adamo village, Nigeria

African Art Museum

Yoruba farmer, with his family members, removing beans from cocoa pods, Adamo village, Nigeria
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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 local Yoruba farmer Michael Ige's and his family removing cocoa beans from pod, on the family farm. Cocoa is the largest cash crop from Nigeria. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo750bebe7c-30a8-4e97-b2dd-a914a4547dea

Local Numbers

M 2 YRB 3.2.1 EE 59

General

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

58482 1 22
Frame value is 31.
Slide No. M 2 YRB 3.2.1 EE 59

Place

Africa
Nigeria

Topic

Agriculture
Baskets
Households

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Yoruba (African people)

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Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1959

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 10667

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.
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo750bebe7c-30a8-4e97-b2dd-a914a4547dea
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EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015711-2

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