Tool belonging to Kuba sculptor carving a ndop, Mushenge, Congo (Democratic Republic)

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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 Kuba sculptor carving a smaller replica of a dynastic statue, ndop, representing MboMboosh (Bom Bosh, Mbopey a-Mbwoosh a-Ipok). The original was given in 1909, to the visiting Belgian minister Jules Renkin, and is now in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum. 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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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7db7dbacf-27e6-4668-999b-ca3bc50b50dd

Local Numbers

EENG-VI-16, 27.

General

Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "H 3 Kba. Kuba. Zaire, Mushenge. Sculptor carving an ndop, King figure, of Mbomboosh/Bom Bosh (reigned 1650) for sale to tourists. 11/1970. EE. neg.no. VI-16, 27." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Occupation

Artists

Topic

Vernacular architecture

Wood-carving

Tools

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Kuba (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EENG / 1970

Extent

1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)

Date

1970

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 03247

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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Large EAD

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EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871013041-1

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