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 Ebrie (now Kyaman) goldsmith filling small clay cup with gold, part of gold casting by lost-wax method. "Pendant gold heads show great stylistic variation. Openwork forms and those pierced by triangular holes are characteristic of the lagoons region, while those of more naturalistic appearance were mostly made by the Baule and other inland goldsmiths." [Timothy F. Garrard, 1989: Gold of Africa, Prestel]. 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-19, 13.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "H 2 Ebr. Ebrie. Ivory Coast, Anna. Gold casting by lost-wax method: Clay cup containing gold fastened to mold with wet clay. 4/4/1972. EE. neg.no. XIII-19, 13." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Occupation
Artists
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Kyaman (African people)
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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 03011
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-1536870822481-1536871013555-4