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Shilluk man with elaborate hairstyle, Fashoda, Sudan

African Art Museum

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

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.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref36180

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo776b44f0d-118d-463d-85dc-844ec097119d

General

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Place

Africa
Sudan

Topic

Portraits
Vernacular architecture
Jewelry
Body marking -- Africa
Hairstyles -- Africa
Body arts
Beadwork

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Shilluk (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Sudan

Extent

1 Lantern slide (b&w, 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches.)

Date

1947

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 09102

Type

Archival materials
Lantern slides

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

Lantern slides

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1973-001_ref36180
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo776b44f0d-118d-463d-85dc-844ec097119d
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871016306-2

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