Mbuti people making hunting net, Epulu, Ituri Forest, 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

"Net making was probably adopted from Bantu farmers; nets are made from the tough skin of a forest vine called 'Sowdi' or 'Nkusa'. The nets are about 3ft high and 30-100 meters long. By linking nets together the trap can be upto 1km in length." [Wilkie, D. S., 1988: Hunters and Farmers of the African Forest. University of California Press, Berkeley]. During his trip to Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited the Mbuti people at Epulu, South East Ituri Forest region. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for National Geographic Film and traveled to Africa from January 19, 1972 to mid April 1972.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7dd7e9f99-7c68-4832-b453-b38ccbd9609c

Local Numbers

J 3 MBT 4.2.2 EE 72

General

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

Local Note

0098

Frame value is 8.

Slide No. J 3 MBT 4.2.2 EE 72

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Vernacular architecture

Hunting

Domestic scenes

Households

Baskets

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Mbuti (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Ituri Forest, near Epulu, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1972

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 8060

Type

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Collection Rights

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Genre/Form

Color slides

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

EEPA.1973-001_ref24945

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7dd7e9f99-7c68-4832-b453-b38ccbd9609c

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536955032661-1536955038041-4

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