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 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-44A, 8.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "H 2 Ash. Ashanti. Ghana, Kumasi area. Women firing pots. 3/1971. EE. neg.no. VIII-44A, 8." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Ghana
Occupation
Artists
Topic
Cultural landscapes
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Women
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Asante (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 02951
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
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871014468-0