Worshippers at the Friday Masallacin Bello mosque, Sokoto, 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 highlight of the week in Sokoto is attendance at the juma'at (Friday) prayers at the main mosque, where both the traditional (Sultan) and modern (State Governor) forms of authority perform the weekly worship. The Imamate in this mosque is hereditary, and the unchanging sermon is an original piece believed to have been composed by Caliph Uthman." [Malami Buba and Furniss G.: Youth Culture, Bandiri, and the Continuing Legitimacy Debate in Sokoto Town. Journal of african Studies, vol. 12, Number 1, june 1999, pp. 27-46]. 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/xo735df0af7-2b00-40ee-8ce8-80f6e0c0dcc0

Local Numbers

G 1 HSA 118 EE 59

General

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

Local Note

58482 52

Frame value is 13.

Slide No. G 1 HSA 118 EE 59

Place

Africa

Nigeria

Topic

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa

Religion

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Hausa (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Nigeria

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 6368

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_ref23069

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EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015600-5

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