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A look at the Niger River from within the city, Goundam, Mali

African Art Museum

A look at the Niger River from within the city, Goundam, 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

During his trip to Mali, Elisofon visited Goundam, the chief town of the picturesque region of Lake Faguibine. its population consists of Tuareg and Maure nomads, Songhay farmers and some Bozo fishermen. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref7638

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d20dec6f-f0f0-404c-b4b1-98afd0e0923b

Local Numbers

T 1 MAL 25.1 EE 59

General

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

Local Note

57938 1 38
Frame value is 12.
Slide No. T 1 MAL 25.1 EE 59

Place

Africa
Mali

Topic

Vernacular architecture

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Mali

Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1959

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 16353

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_ref7638
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EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871014839-2

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