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
"Bards are also important in the everyday thoughts and experiences of the Mande. Their craft is the keeping of history for nations, ethnic groups and patrons families, to which they have been attached as praise singers and archivists since the legendary origins of the Mali Empire." [McNaughton P., 1987: Nyamakalaw: the Mande bards and blacksmiths. African Art and Litterature, Word and Image, vol. 3 #3]. 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-9, 31.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "F 1 Bmb. Bambara. Mali, near Bamako. A griot playing the kora: Batourou Sekou Kouyate and his wife Diontan Tounkara. 12/21/1970. EE. neg.no. VII-9, 31." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Missing negative strip.
Place
Africa
Mali
Occupation
Artists
Topic
Music
Musical instruments
Griots
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Bamana (African people)
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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 01964
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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EEPA.1973-001
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1568430433501-1568430704920-2