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 young women dancers wearing headdresses of cowrie shells and mirrors. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Westinghouse Film and traveled to Africa from October 26, 1970 to end of March 1971.
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Local Numbers
F 2 SNF 11.1 EE 71
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
45
Frame value is 19.
Slide No. F 2 SNF 11.1 EE 71
Place
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Topic
Dance
Music
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa
Musical instruments
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Senufo (African people)
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Extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Date
1971
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 5073
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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EEPA.1973-001
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871013434-5