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Girl wading with dromedary camels on the riverbanks, Tombouctou, Mali

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

Tombouctou (Timbuktu) is populated by Songhay, Tuareg, Fulani, and Moorish people, and is about 15km north of the River Niger. It is also at the intersection of an east-west and a north-south Trans-Saharan trade across the Sahara to Araouane. It was important historically (and still is today) as an entrepot for rock-salt from Taoudenni. Its geographical setting made it a natural meeting point for nearby African populations and nomadic Berber and Arab peoples from the north. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17,1970.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref26949

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo727294f91-5e43-448f-87fd-66d36a10457d

Local Numbers

B 1 MAL 4.2 EE 70

General

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

Local Note

N3
Frame value is 27.
Slide No. B 1 MAL 4.2 EE 70

Place

Africa
Mali

Topic

Animals -- Africa
Mammals
Domestic animals
Children

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Mali

Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1970

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 986

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_ref26949
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo727294f91-5e43-448f-87fd-66d36a10457d
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871014886-0

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