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Man wearing Hausa hat, near Zinder, Niger

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

"Hausa men's hats (fulan) are made of narrow-strip cloth that may be decorated with elaborated embroidery. The Hausa are credited with introducing this form to Nigeria and for its wide dissemination within West Africa." [Mullen Kreamer C., 1995: Practical Beauty: Headgear for Daily Wear. Crowning Achievements, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref37559

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f89ee015-56a8-4916-9504-74e1282adc91

Local Numbers

EENG-IV-7, 32A.

General

Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.

Place

Africa
Niger

Topic

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa
Portraits
Clothing and dress -- Africa

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Hausa (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Niger

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 10482

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.
EEPA.1973-001_ref37559
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f89ee015-56a8-4916-9504-74e1282adc91
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015376-5

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