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 women dancing around long, carved, three-legged drums played also by women musicians. 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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Local Numbers
EENG-VIII-56, 15A.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "F 2 Snf. Senufo. Ivory Coast. near Korhogo. Women dancing with their babies on their backs. Female drummers and rattle gourd players. March 1971. EE. neg.no. VIII-56, 15A." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Topic
Dance
Music
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Senufo (African people)
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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 02281
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-1536870822481-1536871013474-3