Yoruba woman wearing headtie of her own creation, Ife, Nigeria

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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

"In southern Nigeria, among the Yoruba, where women's headties are considered a key element in formal dress ensembles, the practice of wrapping and decorating the heads relates to critical Yoruba beliefs about the sacredness of the head and its role in defining aspects of personhood." [Arnoldi M., 1995: Wrapping the Head, Crowning Achievements, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History]. During his trip to Nigeria, Elisofon visited Ife in the Yoruba region. 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/xo74c7cc8cd-272c-4968-aaa4-4cb89b535850

Local Numbers

EENG-II-11, 26A.

General

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

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "A 2 Yrb. Yoruba. Nigeria, Ife. Young woman. May 1970. EE. neg.no. II-11, 26A." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Nigeria

Topic

Portraits

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa

Clothing and dress -- Africa

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Yoruba (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 00241

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/xo74c7cc8cd-272c-4968-aaa4-4cb89b535850

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871016001-0

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