Mounted armed guards of the Emir of Katsina during festival of Sallah, Katsina, Nigeria

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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 festivals of Sallah are celebrated on the two big Muslim holidays, Eid-el-Fitri and Eid-el-kabir, in December and February. At the end of the procession, the durbar begins. Group by group, the men of each district of the Emirate ride up to salute the Emir. After the final district has saluted him, the Emir's armed guards, dressed in chain mail tunics, ride up for the last salute. They ride toward him at full gallop, reining in at the last moment. The men's right hands are raised in the clenched-fist greeting of the Hausa. 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/xo7581d9de5-615d-42fe-997c-077e4e81ae2d

Local Numbers

G 1 HSA 54 EE 59

General

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

Local Note

Frame value is 18.

Slide No. G 1 HSA 54 EE 59

Place

Africa

Nigeria

Topic

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa

Regalia

Weapons

Clothing and dress -- Africa

Animals -- Africa

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Hausa (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 6297

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_ref22990

Large EAD

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EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015592-2

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