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Linguist staff of Baule dignitary N'Goran Koffi, Kouassiblekro, Ivory Coast

African Art Museum

Linguist staff of Baule dignitary N'Goran Koffi, Kouassiblekro, Ivory Coast
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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 Baule dignitary N'Goran Koffi's linguist displaying his staff finial, carved in wood and covered with gold leaf. 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.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref6421

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo71cc2dbe5-9ac1-4c8c-825d-81c80ad86ccc

Local Numbers

C 2 BLE 5.1 EE 72

General

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Exhibitions Note

"Accent on Africa: Recent Acquisitions of African Art" held by the North Carolina Museum of Art from April through August, 2003. LL03-0048

Local Note

Frame value is 0.
Slide No. C 2 BLE 5.1 EE 72

Place

Africa
Côte d'Ivoire

Topic

Leaders
Regalia
Animals in art
Animals in art -- Dogs
Animals in art -- Birds
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Musical instruments

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Baule (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Côte d'Ivoire

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 1525

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.
EEPA.1973-001_ref6421
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EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871013503-3

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