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
"Gourd containers are essential items of household equipment. While most women in northeastern Nigeria prefer decorated calabashes, plain unembellished gourds are kept for certain tasks, such as holding ingredients during cooking or ladling water from storage pots. Ornamented bowls are primarly used as receptacles for serving food and drink." [Berns M., Hudson B. R., 1986: The Essential Gourd. Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
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Local Numbers
EENG-II-32, 33.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Place
Africa
Nigeria
Topic
Marketing
Calabashes
Marketplaces
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1970
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 09194
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-1536870822481-1536871016117-1