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
Borassus ethiopium, mostly located in Chad (central), Sudan (central and south, especially southern Darfur and southern Kordofan). The fruit (drupe) is eaten by sucking the juicy fibres. It is described as tasting acid and bitter. The hypocotyl, which appears about two months after the seeds are sown, is harvested, being very starchy, and is considered of great value in times of famine. 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 R-12, 2.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "W 6 Sud. Sudan. El Jebelein. Borassus palm tree in the center of the market place. 5/1947. EE. neg.no. Nile 1947 R-12, 2." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Sudan
Topic
Botany
Cultural landscapes
Animals -- Africa
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 2 1/4 x 2 1/4inches.)
Date
1947
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 08374
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-1536870822481-1536871016306-1