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
The photograph depicts village elders dressed for a formal occasion, in Baule indigo dyed and embroidered cotton wrapper, gold pendant, fly whysks, and hat. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for National Geographic and traveled to Africa from January 19, 1972 to mid April 1972.
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Local Numbers
A 2 BLE 4 EE 72
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
N4
Frame value is 18.
Slide No. A 2 BLE 4 EE 72
Place
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Topic
Portraits
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Cultural landscapes
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Baule (African people)
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Extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Date
1972
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 135
Type
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color 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
Color slides
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-1536870822481-1536871013501-4