Steep-walled gorges in the Bandiagara escarpment, accessible only by foot, Ireli, Mali

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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 village of Ireli, located on the Bandiagara escarpment is approximately one kilometer long and is divided by a steep-walled gorge accessible only by foot. 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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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e570feac-03f6-4161-ae4e-d38c407c1e8a

Local Numbers

T 1 DGN 79.1 EE 71

General

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

Local Note

Frame value is 17.

Slide No. T 1 DGN 79.1 EE 71

Place

Africa

Mali

Topic

Natural landscapes

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Dogon (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 16268

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_ref7544

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EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015133-4

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