Kanaga and Pulo Yana masqueraders during the Dama ceremony, Sanga, 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

The Kanaga and Pulo Yana (Fulani woman) masks are part of costumes traditionally worn for the dances of the Dama funerary ceremonies. During his trip to Mali, Elisofon visited the Dogon people in Sanga (Sangha), a group of thirteen villages lying east of Bandiagara at the top of an escarpment. 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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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo732e91e68-2a70-4cf4-a595-f31c6bf2762c

Local Numbers

E 1 DGN 81 EE 59

General

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

Local Note

57938 1 53

Frame value is 37.

Slide No. E 1 DGN 81 EE 59

Place

Africa

Mali

Topic

Masquerades

Clothing and dress -- Africa

Masks

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Dogon (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 3589

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.

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Large EAD

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EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871014782-1

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