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 Kyaman woman wearing traditional clothes and gold pendant in the form of a crescent pointing downward with openwork designs. "Gold pendants were sometimes worn attached to the hair on festive occasions. This pendant human head is in a style typical of the lagoons region. Akesse Raphael, an Ebrie (now Kyaman) goldsmith, names the design as gobieheme, 'female healer'." [Timothy F. Garrard, 1989: Gold of Africa, Prestel]. 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.
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Local Numbers
EENG-XIII-19, 31.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "D 2 Ebr. Ebrie. Ivory Coast, Anna. Goldsmith'sister wearing family pieces. 4/4/1972. EE. neg.no. XIII-19, 31." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Topic
Portraits
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Jewelry
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Kyaman (African people)
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1972
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 01314
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-1536870822481-1536871013545-0