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 man making bundles of dry grass for a new roof. 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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Local Numbers
EENG-VII-29, 31.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "H 1 Mgo. Miango. Nigeria, Jos Plateau. Old man making bundles of dry grass for a new roof. 1/1971. EE. neg.no. VII-29, 31." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Nigeria
Topic
Cultural landscapes
Vernacular architecture
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Irigwe (African people)
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
January 1971
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 08634
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-1536870822481-1536871016198-2