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 one of the residence of Anei Kyr, Reth of the Shilluk people, who is considered a divine king with a royal structure to support his kingship. During his trip to Sudan, Elisofon visited the Shilluk people at Fashoda (now Kodok), north of Malakal in the Upper Nile region (now, A`ali an-Nil region). This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from January 8, 1947 to end of June 1947.
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Local Numbers
Negative number Nile 1947 C-10, 19.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "T 3 Shk. Shilluk. Sudan, Fashoda. Village of the Reth. Each hut surrounded by high, woven millet, wall. 5/1947. EE. neg.no. Nile 1947 C-10, 19." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Sudan
Topic
Cultural landscapes
Vernacular architecture
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Shilluk (African people)
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1947
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 06103
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
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871016301-6