Tuareg adobe houses, beehive straw huts, and wind-screen, near Tombouctou, 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

"Offering containment and protection from the elements, the tent -symbolic of marriage, family, and the womb- was at one time central to the lives of most Tuareg. Over the last thirty years many Tuareg have become sedentary and now live in adobe or cement-block houses in towns and cities." [Loughran K, 2006: The Stuff for Life: Tent, Food, Weapons. Art of Being Tuareg. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History]. During his trip to Mali, Elisofon visited the Kel Tademekket confederation of Tuareg people located in the Tombouctou region. 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.

sova.eepa.1973-001_ref7844

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e74efb0d-00d6-4ab9-82e7-d4a507aa90a7

Local Numbers

T 1 TRG 1.3 EE 71

General

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

Local Note

Frame value is 10.

Slide No. T 1 TRG 1.3 EE 71

Place

Africa

Mali

Topic

Cultural landscapes

Vernacular architecture

Households

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Tuaregs

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Mali

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 16538

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_ref7844

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e74efb0d-00d6-4ab9-82e7-d4a507aa90a7

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015137-2

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