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Masked performer and balaphon players at Tiebleke dance, Bin village, Mali

African Art Museum

Masked performer and balaphon players at Tiebleke dance, Bin village, Mali
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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

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_ref19795

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo77a07f447-3183-4864-b93a-093c5cb9ef6a

Local Numbers

E 1 BMB 32 EE 59

General

Citation source: Archives staff.
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Exhibitions Note

"West African Permanent Exhibit," held by Sinclair Community College at the Learning Resource Center Library in Dayton, Ohio, beginning 2001. LL01-0003

Local Note

57938 1 33
Frame value is 13.
Slide No. E 1 BMB 32 EE 59

Place

Africa
Mali

Topic

Masquerades
Masks
Dance
Musical instruments
Music

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Bamana (African people)

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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 3418

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_ref19795
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo77a07f447-3183-4864-b93a-093c5cb9ef6a
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871014769-2

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