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
"A group of Shilluk men averting their faces as the Reth walks by, a custom observed by intimates and commoners alike." [Elisofon E., Van Der Post L., 1964: The Nile, The Viking Press]. During his trip to Sudan, Elisofon visited the Shilluk people at Fashoda (now, Kodok), north of Malakal in the Upper Nile region (now, A`ali an-Nil region). This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from January 8, 1947 to end of June 1947.
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Local Numbers
Negative number Nile 1947 C-10, 24.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "C 3 Shk. Shilluk. Sudan, Fashoda. Reth's follower's avoid looking in his eyes. Note: scarification of forehead. 5/1947. EE. neg.no. Nile 1947 1947 C-10, 24." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Sudan
Topic
Cultural landscapes
Vernacular architecture
Body marking -- Africa
Body arts
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Shilluk (African people)
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1947
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 01207
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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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871016290-2