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 crowd including men wearing cloth featuring former president of Congo, Mobutu Sese Seko. Surrounding Mobutu's picture are political slogans. The practice of using cloth to commemorate events and communicate messages is universal. In central Africa, message-laden cloth is often particularly arresting. 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
G 3 ZAI 149 EE 67
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
049
Frame value is 5.
Slide No. G 3 ZAI 149 EE 67
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Leaders
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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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 6673
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_ref23407
Large EAD
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EEPA.1973-001
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536955032661-1536955038246-3