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Young women with facial scarifications, Abouza, Zinder-Tanout region, Niger

African Art Museum

Young women with facial scarifications, Abouza, Zinder-Tanout region, Niger
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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

"In central Niger, between the great Sahara Desert and the Grasslands, lies an immense steppe in which the Wodaabe, commonly called Bororo, are virtually the only Fulbe group that has preserved the ancient nomadic tradition." [Beckwith/Van Offelen, 1983: Nomads of Niger, Harry N. Abrams Inc.]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref18116

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo706f3b9f9-8e5b-4193-a698-499185064479

Local Numbers

D 1 BRR 28 EE 70

General

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

Local Note

Frame value is 12.
Slide No. D 1 BRR 28 EE 70

Place

Africa
Niger

Topic

Body marking -- Africa
Body arts
Portraits

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Bororo (African people)
Wodaabe (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Niger

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 2579

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_ref18116
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EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015253-1

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