Mbuti woman with facial paint, Epulu, Ituri Forest, Congo (Democratic Republic)

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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

"According to Patrick and Anne Putman, Mbuti art, both on the body and on bark cloth, is of purely aesthetic nature, without magical significance. Certain facial scarifications may indicate the membership of a clan. Elsewhere the design owes more to the artist's imagination than to any agreed subject." [Meurant G., Farris thompson R., 1995: Mbuti Design, Thames and Hudson Inc.]. During his trip to Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited the Mbuti people at Epulu, South East Ituri Forest region. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for National Geographic Film and traveled to Africa from January 19, 1972 to mid April 1972.

sova.eepa.1973-001_ref19219

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a2d1e943-9256-4675-b32d-4108f4605636

Local Numbers

D 3 MBT 15 EE 72

General

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

Local Note

0099

Frame value is 30.

Slide No. D 3 MBT 15 EE 72

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Portraits

Body arts

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Mbuti (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Ituri Forest, near Epulu, 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 2900

Type

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Collection Rights

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Genre/Form

Color slides

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

EEPA.1973-001_ref19219

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a2d1e943-9256-4675-b32d-4108f4605636

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536955032661-1536955038020-4

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