Hausa men at indigo dye pits, Kano, 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

"In Kano this indigo turban is called dan kura after Kura, the village near Kano that produces this distinctive cloth. In Kura undyed turkudi cloth is immersed several times in a indigo bath until it is a deep, almost black, color. The dyers then beat indigo powder into the cloth giving it its charasteristic lustrous glaze." [Arnoldi M., 1995: Wrapping the Head, Crowning Achievements, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History]. 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.

sova.eepa.1973-001_ref23607

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bf4ef609-4295-41da-ac32-ab282be009c7

Local Numbers

H 1 HSA 3.2 EE 59

General

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

Local Note

58482 30

Frame value is 4.

Slide No. H 1 HSA 3.2 EE 59

Place

Africa

Nigeria

Occupation

Artists

Topic

Dyes and dyeing

Cultural landscapes

Vernacular architecture

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Hausa (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

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 6853

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_ref23607

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bf4ef609-4295-41da-ac32-ab282be009c7

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015618-2

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