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
"This type of helmet is called Wanyugo. The mask's main social use is in funeral rites, but it is also active in aggressive witchcraft, which it can either combat or perform." [Bochet G., 1993: Art of Côte d'Ivoire, Barbier -Mueller Museum]. 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-VIII-57, 8.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "H 2 Snf. Senufo. Ivory Coast, near Korhogo. Man carving a firespitter mask, with cup (Waniugo) and chameleons. March 1971. EE. neg.no. VIII-57, 8." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Occupation
Artists
Topic
Masks
Animals in art
Animals in art -- Composite animals
Cultural landscapes
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Senufo (African people)
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Côte d'Ivoire
Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1971
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 08653
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-1536870822481-1536871013487-3