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 Pedi homestead usually has two or more huts: a main living-room with a cone-on-cylinder cooking hut and a cone-on-cylinder store or bedroom. The huts are arranged around an open space (lapa) which is the main living area during summer. The entire area is enclosed by a rubble or clay wall, leaving a gateway (kgora)." [Oliver P., 1998: Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World. The Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Africa. Cambridge University Press]. During his trip to South Africa, Elisofon visited Matagwa village, north of Pietersburg (also called Polokwane). 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 24658, C-2A, 25.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "T 5 SAF. South Africa. North of Pietersburg, Matagwa village. 3/1947. EE. neg.no. 24658, C-2A, 25." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
South Africa
Topic
Cultural landscapes
Vernacular architecture
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Sotho (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 06138
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
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871016240-6