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 nomadic shepherds in the great lake's region of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo are distinguished by a tuft on the front of the head. The Maasai (Masai) wear a multitude of small braids arranged in a border at the front of the head, over the temples, and in back." [Sieber R., Herreman F., 2000: Hair in African Art and Culture, Prestel]. 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 24658, R-7, 7.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Negative is missing.
Typed index card reads, "D 4 Msi. Masai. Tanzania, Longido. Warrior. 3/1947. EE. neg.no. 24658, R-7, 7." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Tanzania
Topic
Portraits
Hairstyles -- Africa
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Maasai (African people)
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches.)
1 Lantern slide (b&w, 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches.)
Date
1947
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 01562
Type
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Lantern slides
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
Lantern slides
Negatives
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Large EAD
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EEPA.1973-001
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871016324-5