Ntore dancers, Goma, 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

The photograph depicts Ntore dancer performing traditional Tutsi dance, on shore of Lake Kivu. Originally, the Ntore dancers were the pages of the Mwami court; they were all sons of chiefs or notables. The choreography consisted principally of warlike dances called the Ikumu (the lance), the Umuheto (the bow) and the Ingabo (the shield), in which the dancers carried real arms. 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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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70214563a-7af9-492e-9bce-4b55abcaddc1

Local Numbers

F 4 TTS 86 EE 70

General

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

Local Note

Frame value is 11.

Slide No. F 4 TTS 86 EE 70

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Dance

Weapons

Clothing and dress -- Africa

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Tutsi (African people)

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Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1970

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 6150

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_ref22826

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70214563a-7af9-492e-9bce-4b55abcaddc1

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536955032661-1536955037868-3

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