Masked performer during N'tomo society initiation masquerade, Bamako (national district), 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

"Among the Bamana, all males receive social and religious instruction. This is accomplished in six stages, each of which increasingly reveals more knowledge about man and the universe. Each stage of instruction has a mask emblem. The first stage is Ndomo. Uncircumcised preteen boys spend five years in Ndomo, advancing through five levels of instruction." [Sieber r., Walker R., 1987: African Art in the Cycle of Life, Smithsonian Institution Press]. 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/xo75c6d4309-634e-442d-828e-93d1d16a80a0

Local Numbers

EENG-III-6, 34A.

General

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

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "E 1 Bmb. Bambara. Mali, near Bamako. N'Tomo society mask, boy's initiation. 7/1970. EE. neg.no. III-6, 34A." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Mali

Topic

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa

Masquerades

Masks

Cultural landscapes

Vernacular architecture

Religious buildings

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Bamana (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 01648

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

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EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871014994-0

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