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 Kanaga and Pulo Yana (Fulani woman) masks are part of costumes traditionally worn for the dances of the Dama funerary ceremonies. During his trip to Mali, Elisofon visited the Dogon people in Sanga (Sangha), a group of thirteen villages lying east of Bandiagara at the top of an escarpment. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.
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Local Numbers
EENG-XII-R7, 8.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "E 1 Dgn. dogon. Mali, Sanga. "Fulani woman" and Kanaga masks. 10/1959. EE. neg.no. XII-R7, 8." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Mali
Topic
Masquerades
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Masks
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Dogon (African people)
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches.)
Date
1959
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 01708
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-1536870822481-1536871014857-6