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
"In many cases carvers were also blacksmiths. Lang wrote in his field notes that the 'famous stools (nobarra),' carved from a single piece of wood, used by the Mangbetu women were made by special artists who enjoy a wide reputation. These stools accompany their owners (women only), on their visits and voyages and wherever they go. Important chiefs' women have a special woman to carry the stool behind them. They are surprisingly light." [Schildkrout E., Keim C., 1990: African Reflections, University of Washington Press]. During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited the Mangbetu people living in Medje village, southwest of Isiro. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for National Geographic and traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
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Local Numbers
EENG-I-4, 20A.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "H 3 Mng. Mangbetu. Zaire, Medje (SW of Isiro). Finishing stool with heated iron tools at smithy. 3/1970. EE. neg.no. I-4, 20A." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Occupation
Artists
Topic
Wood-carving
Cultural landscapes
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Mangbetu (African people)
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
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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 03280
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
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871013048-0