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 horse of the ruler of the Mossi kingdom of Ouagadougou. Moro Naba Kougri became the 34th Moro Naba (Mogho Naba) in November 1957. During his trip to Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Elisofon visited the Mossi people near Ouagadougou. 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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Local Numbers
I 1 MSS 5 EE 71
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
14
Frame value is 3.
Slide No. I 1 MSS 5 EE 71
Place
Africa
Burkina Faso
Topic
Animals -- Africa
Mammals
Domestic animals
Works of art in situ
Textile crafts
Leaders
Regalia
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Mossi (African people)
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
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Extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col)
Date
1971
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 7555
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_ref24386
Large EAD
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EEPA.1973-001
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871012511-0