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 Kuba woman styling her sister's hair using black cotton thread. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for National Geographic and traveled to Africa from January 19, 1972 to mid April 1972.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref19114
Local Numbers
D 3 KBA 13.4 EE 72
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
0030
Frame value is 9.
Slide No. D 3 KBA 13.4 EE 72
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Body arts
Hairstyles -- Africa
Vernacular architecture
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Kuba (African people)
See more items in
Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Unidentified, Congo (Democratic Republic)
Extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Date
1972
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 2805
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_ref19114
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74af17eed-808b-4490-a110-63507c7a0e54
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536955032661-1536955039533-5