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 ceremonial sword held by attendants of Asantehene Otomfuo Nana Opoku Ware II. "In the nineteenth century sword ornaments became more varied and numerous, often representing a proverbial theme. Further proliferation occured in this century, more specifically after 1924, when the Asantehene Prempeh I returned from his long exile." [Timothy F. Garrard, 1989: Gold of Africa, Prestel]. 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
C 2 ASH 20 EE 71
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
N6 37
Frame value is 20.
Slide No. C 2 ASH 20 EE 71
Place
Africa
Ghana
Topic
Leaders
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Regalia
Animals in art
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Asante (African people)
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Extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Date
1971
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 1467
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
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871014437-5