Musicians with their Towa instruments during a Goli performance, Kondeyaokro village, Ivory Coast

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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

"Big gourd rattles (towa) alone provide a strong rhythm for Goli music; Hollowed out from a large whole gourd, they have a loose net attached to the outside that has seeds threaded into it. These instruments used to be played exclusively by men." [Vogel S., 1997: Baule: African Art, Western Eyes, Yale University Press]. 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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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b7f058a4-9899-4c85-b047-dd78d8f2b778

Local Numbers

EENG-XIII-17, 33A.

General

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

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "E 2 Ble. Baule. Ivory Coast, Kondeyaokro village. Musicians with gourd shakers accompanying Goli society dancers, Kple-Kple masks." 4/1972. EE. neg.no. XIII-17, 33A." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Côte d'Ivoire

Topic

Clothing and dress -- Africa

Musical instruments

Cultural landscapes

Music

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Baule (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Côte d'Ivoire

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 01718

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.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871013547-0

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