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
"Sculptors in the Baule villages often remains farmers, and the creation of ritual objects forms but a part of their activity. Woodworking is a complimentary profession, accessible to all and requiring only the necessary dexterity and creative imagination. While this occupation is occasionally hereditary, one becomes a sculptor by vocation and through the recognition of one's talent." [Boyer A-M., 1993: Art of Côte d'Ivoire. The Barbier-Mueller Museum]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for National Geographic and traveled to Africa from January 19, 1972 to mid April 1972.
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Local Numbers
EENG-XIII-16b, 32.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "H 2 Ble. Baule. Ivory Coast, Yogalikro village. Kouakou Yao, a planter who carves in his spare time, working on an ancestor figure. 3/31/1972. EE. neg.no. XIII-16b, 32." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Occupation
Artists
Topic
Works of art in situ
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Baule (African people)
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1972
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 02969
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-1536870822481-1536871013550-3