Wanyugo masks dancers, near Korhogo, 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

"This type of helmet is called Wanyugo and the masquerader's costume Wabele. The mask's main social use is in funeral rites, but it is also active in aggressive witchcraft, which it can either combat or perform." [Bochet G., 1993: Art of Côte d'Ivoire, Barbier -Mueller Museum]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Westinghouse Film and traveled to Africa from October 26, 1970 to end of March 1971.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo769fbf1c1-c3fc-44c2-892c-8ff8a9b13267

Local Numbers

EENG-VIII-55, 27.

General

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

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "E 2 Snf. Senufo. Ivory Coast, near Korhogo. Firespitters, helmet masks with cups, Waniugo. March 1971. EE. neg.no. VIII-55, 27." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Côte d'Ivoire

Topic

Masquerades

Masks

Animals in art

Animals in art -- Composite animals

Animals in art -- Teeth and horns

Animals in art -- Feathers, furs and skins

Cultural landscapes

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Senufo (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Côte d'Ivoire

Extent

1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)

Date

1971

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 01735

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

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo769fbf1c1-c3fc-44c2-892c-8ff8a9b13267

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871013449-1

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