House door with lock, Senou 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 two-paneled door with a lock depicting the rudimentary form of a lizard often found in the late twentieth century in the eastern Bamana country. [Imperato P., 2001: Legends, Sorcerers, and Enchanted Lizards, Door Locks of the Bamana of Mali, Africana Publishing Company]. During his trip to Mali, Elisofon visited the village of Senou, near Bamako. 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/xo796e16ec6-8bb3-43b7-bb00-2a341b2cfb5b

Local Numbers

EENG-VII-11, 5.

General

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

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "T 1 Bmb. Bambara. Mali, Senou (near Bamako). House door and lock. 1/1971. EE. neg.no. VII-11, 5." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Mali

Topic

Vernacular architecture

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Bamana (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 05680

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-1536870822481-1536871015157-0

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