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Members of Elisofon expedition in a Maasai village in Amboseli National Park, west of Namanga, Kenya

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

Amboseli lies immediately North West of Mt. Kilimanjaro, on the border with Tanzania. Amboseli was established as a reserve in 1968 and gazetted as a National Park in 1974. Amboseli is famous for its big game and its great scenic beauty - the landscape is dominated by Mt. Kilimanjaro. 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.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref18799

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c4718f01-4b86-4082-9c6b-a70b056f003a

Local Numbers

Z 4 KEN 1.6 EE 59

General

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

Local Note

57938 33
Frame value is 5.
Slide No. Z 4 KEN 1.6 EE 59

Place

Africa
Kenya

Topic

Vernacular architecture
Clothing and dress -- Africa

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Maasai (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Kenya

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 26405

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_ref18799
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c4718f01-4b86-4082-9c6b-a70b056f003a
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871014609-1

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