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 a group of initiates of lutumbo lwa yananio and musagi wa yananio accompanied with women of kanyamwa rank, in the typical dress of their grade. Not all the initiates wear leopard teeth, but all possess them and have the right to wear them. The loincloth is made of reddened bark. (Biebuyck 1973, 273). During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited the Lega people at Pangi and its surroundings in the Maniema district. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Broadcasting Company and traveled to Africa from early December 1966 to early February 1967.
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Local Numbers
F 3 LGA 14.2 EE 67
General
Citation source: Dr. Elisabeth L. Cameron, Fowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA.
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Exhibitions Note
"Art of the Lega: Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa," held by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, from October 5, 2002 through May 4, 2003.
Local Note
Frame value is 29.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Beadwork
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa
Body arts
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Dance
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Lega (African people)
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Kalima, Congo (Democratic Republic)
Extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Date
1967
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 5404
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.
Bibliography
Art of the Lega (Los Angeles, CA: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 2001).
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-1536955032661-1536955038113-2