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 photograph depicts men's audience watching two tuareg men performing with their traditional straight doubled-edged blade sword (takouba) and iron spears (allarh). During his trip to Mali, Elisofon visited the Tuareg people located in the Tombouctou region. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
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Local Numbers
EENG-IV-15, 8.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "F 1 Trg. Tuareg. Mali, Timbuctu. Sword fight "dance". 6/1970. EE. neg.no. IV-15, 8." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Mali
Topic
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Weapons
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa
Dance
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Tuaregs
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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 02079
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-1536870822481-1536871015007-4