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Shi women pounding manioc, Makelele village, Congo (Democratic Republic)

African Art Museum

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 two women pounding manioc into flour. During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited the Moreau tea plantation in Makelele village. 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.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref25073

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo794fa0e8c-d49c-473b-a116-a46cec417c62

Local Numbers

J 3 SHI 1.2.1 EE 67

General

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

Local Note

2
Frame value is 0.
Slide No. J 3 SHI 1.2.1 EE 67

Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Domestic scenes
Women
Households

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Shi (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Makelele Village, Congo (Democratic Republic)

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 8175

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_ref25073
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo794fa0e8c-d49c-473b-a116-a46cec417c62
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536955032661-1536955038806-3

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