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 Sudan, Elisofon visited the Shilluk people, near Malakal in the Upper Nile region (now, A`ali an-Nil region). This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from January 8, 1947 to end of June 1947.
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Local Numbers
Z 7 EGY 12.1 EE 47
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Frame value is 3.
Slide No. Z 7 EGY 12.1 EE 47
Place
Africa
Sudan
Topic
Leaders
Colonial administrators
Body arts
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa
Cultural landscapes
Vernacular architecture
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Shilluk (African people)
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1947
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 26464
Type
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Negatives
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
Negatives
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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EEPA
Record ID
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