The minaret of the DjinguereBer Mosque, Tombouctou, 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 city of Tombouctou (Timbuktu) first won renown in the fourteenth century when Mansa Musa, the converted Malian king who made the pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324-27, returned via Timbuktu and ordered the construction of the DjinguereBer (Jingerebir) Mosque. Over the centuries, the DjinguereBer Mosque underwent many reconstructions and spatial reorganizations. The earliest references to the oldest part of the mosque suggest that it had a tower and five aisles, with tombs adjoining it on the south and west sides." [Frishman M. and Khan H.-U., 1994: The Mosque. Thames and London Ltd.]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17,1970.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78bf409c1-c492-4837-871e-95f1924acdd1

Local Numbers

EENG-IV-16, 25.

General

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

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "T 1 Mal. Mali. Timbuctu. Minaret of DjinguereBer Mosque. 6/1970. EE. neg.no. IV-16, 25." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Mali

Topic

Vernacular architecture

Cultural landscapes

Religious buildings

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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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 05764

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/xo78bf409c1-c492-4837-871e-95f1924acdd1

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015060-5

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