Carved ivory tusks on wood stand, displayed for sale, on the streets of Kinshasa, 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

This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for National Geographic and traveled to Africa from January 19, 1972 to mid April 1972.

sova.eepa.1973-001_ref26190

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo728898a18-c949-44bb-a00b-76ddca615762

Local Numbers

K 3 ZAI 67 EE 72

General

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

Local Note

0024

Frame value is 38.

Slide No. K 3 ZAI 67 EE 72

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Ivory

Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs

Marketplaces

Tourism and art

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Kinshasa, 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 9180

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_ref26190

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo728898a18-c949-44bb-a00b-76ddca615762

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536955032661-1536955038484-4

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