A Dogon boy displays a calabash gourd, Ogol du Haut village, Mali

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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 Dogon boy displaying a calabash gourd carved with the designs of the kanaga mask and other figures. The carving enhances the market value of the gourd, which are often brought to market to sell. During his trip to Mali, Elisofon visited the Dogon people in the Sanga region. 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/xo73ecb84f7-9e11-411c-9aeb-f9be00220896

Local Numbers

EENG-VII-16, 33.

General

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

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "I 1 Dgn. Dogon. Mali, Upper Ogol, Sanga region. Calabas with engraved designs. 12/1970. EE. neg.no. VII-16, 33." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Mali

Topic

Works of art in situ

Children

Households

Calabashes

Decoration and ornament

Animals in art

Animals in art -- Birds

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Dogon (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 03306

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

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73ecb84f7-9e11-411c-9aeb-f9be00220896

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015154-1

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