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
The photograph depicts two Tuareg young men. The man on the left is wearing long dress and turban made of indigo-dyed cloth, as well as tcherot amulet. During his trip to Mali, Elisofon visited the Kel Tademekket confederation of Tuareg people located in the Tombouctou region. 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.
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Local Numbers
D 1 TRG 1 EE 59
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Time Life no. 57938 1 44
Frame value is 9.
Slide No. D 1 TRG 1 EE 59
Place
Africa
Mali
Topic
Hairstyles -- Africa
Portraits
Amulets
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Tuaregs
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
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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 2670
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.
Bibliography
Mali Folklife Festival 2003 (Washington, DC: SI Press, 2003) LL03-0080
Genre/Form
Color slides
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1973-001_ref18964
Large EAD
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EEPA.1973-001
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871014768-2