Sail boat on Lake Nokwe, near Ganvie, Benin

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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

"Lake Nokwe provides favourable conditions for fish life, particularly along the north shore. The biological conditions are ideal for fish-breeding and the Toffinou have developed their own ingenious and sophisticated method. The total area of water is 15,000 hectares and only 500 hectares are accounted for by the akadja method of fish-farming. The remaining open waters are fished by other techniques." [Danby M., 1971: Shelter in Africa, pg 36-45. New York: Praeger]. 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/xo7dae70eaf-f31f-4fd8-84c1-94cb7bf68605

Local Numbers

EENG-VIII-36, 33A.

General

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

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "R 2 Dah. Dahomey, near Ganvie. Sail boat on Lake Nokwe. Feb.-Mar. 1971. EE. neg.no. VIII-36, 33A." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Benin

Topic

Transportation

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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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 04997

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.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871012498-1

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