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Chief Ogabara wearing white conical hat. Ogol du Haut village, Mali

African Art Museum

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 Mali, Elisofon visited the Dogon people in Sanga (Sangha), a group of thirteen villages lying east of Bandiagara at the top of an escarpment. The most important villages are Ogol-du-Haut and Ogol-du-Bas. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref18546

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b04512b4-9745-4584-a799-ea3124e735cb

Local Numbers

A 1 DGN 4.0.2 EE 70

General

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

Local Note

Frame value is 9.
Slide No. A 1 DGN 4.0.2 EE 70

Place

Africa
Mali

Topic

Portraits
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Dogon (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Mali

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 26

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_ref18546
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b04512b4-9745-4584-a799-ea3124e735cb
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871014883-3

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