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Mangbetu people picking cotton, Mongomasi village, Congo (Democratic Republic)

African Art Museum

Mangbetu people picking cotton, Mongomasi village, Congo (Democratic Republic)
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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

During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited the Mangbetu people living near Isiro. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for National Geographic and traveled to Africa from January 19, 1972 to mid April 1972.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref1476

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo722798545-0512-4f87-82ab-d1dd18f969d1

Local Numbers

M 3 MNG 45 EE 72

General

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

Local Note

0012
Frame value is 12.
Slide No. M 3 MNG 45 EE 72

Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Agriculture
Baskets

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Mangbetu (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Goma, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1972

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 10827

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_ref1476
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo722798545-0512-4f87-82ab-d1dd18f969d1
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536955032661-1536955037907-4

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