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 Asante Paramount Chief Nana Akyanfuo Akowuah Dateh II. He was both Akwamuhene (chief of Akwamu, one of the early Akan kingdoms) and Asafohene (captain of an Asafo company, or a ceremonial head of a group of kinsmen). Seated on the right, regional chief Kwaku Addai. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
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Local Numbers
C 2 ASH 42 EE 70
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
N10
Frame value is 14.
Slide No. C 2 ASH 42 EE 70
Place
Africa
Ghana
Topic
Leaders
Regalia
Animals in art
Animals in art -- Birds
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Asante (African people)
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Extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Date
1970
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 1501
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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Record ID
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