Mother and child by river, Mopti, Mali

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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

The photograph depicts a Bozo woman carrying her child by the river. During his trip to Mali, Elisofon visited the Mopti region which constitutes most of the Niger River inland delta; inhabited by the Dogon, Fulani, Bambara, Bwa & Bozo peoples. The town of Mopti is situated at the junction of the Bani & Niger rivers, and comprises three islands. [The J. P. Getty Fund: Art and Architecture Thesaurus]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo781e20748-aa6e-4b6d-a79f-68c811daecd7

Local Numbers

EENG-III-1, 5.

General

Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "A 1 Bzo. Bozo. Mali, Mopti. Mother and child by river. 6/1970. EE. neg.no. III-1, 5." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Mali

Topic

Portraits

Children

Hairstyles -- Africa

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Bozo (African people)

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Extent

1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)

Date

1970

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 00047

Type

Archival materials

Negatives (photographic)

Black-and-white negatives

Negatives

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

Black-and-white negatives

Negatives

Collection Restrictions

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

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Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo781e20748-aa6e-4b6d-a79f-68c811daecd7

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871014971-1

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