Ancestor figure marking off and guarding a Yaka grave, near Kasongo Lunda, Congo (Democratic Republic)

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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

During his trip to the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited the Yaka people inhabiting Popokabaka, Kenge, and Kasongo Lunda sectors of Bandundu Province of southwestern Congo and Uige Province of northern Angola. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from early March 1951 to July 1951.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7dd8e2ace-51b5-4843-87a1-58c1f7d87eca

Local Numbers

I 3 YKA 2.1 EE 51

General

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

Local Note

2356

Frame value is 30.

Slide No. I 3 YKA 2.1 EE 51

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Cultural landscapes

Works of art in situ

Wood-carving

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Yaka (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Kasongo Lunda, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1951

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 7707

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_ref24553

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7dd8e2ace-51b5-4843-87a1-58c1f7d87eca

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536955032661-1536955038194-0

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