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 armed Shilluk tribesmen with spears, buffalo or crocodile-skin shields, performing a war dance. During his trip to Sudan, Elisofon visited the Shilluk people north of Malakal in the Upper Nile region (now, A`ali an-Nil region). This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from January 8, 1947 to end of June 1947.
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Local Numbers
Negative number Nile 1947 R-22, 10.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "F 3 Shk. Shilluk. Sudan, near Malakal. Warrior carrying crocodile-hide shield during war dance. 5/1947. EE. neg.no. Nile 1947 R-22, 10." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Sudan
Topic
Dance
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Body marking -- Africa
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa
Weapons
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Shilluk (African people)
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
1 Lantern slide (b&w, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches.)
3 Photographic prints (b&w, 19 x 23 cm.)
Date
1947
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 02551
Type
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Lantern slides
Photographic prints
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
Lantern slides
Photographic prints
Negatives
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
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