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Mural paintings on traditional dwelling, Al Minyā, Egypt

African Art Museum

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 women "before a wall painting on a white-washed house near El Minya (now Al Minyā), 150 miles south of Cairo. This elaborate depiction of the owner's pilgrimage to Mecca even shows the steamboat on which he traveled." [Eliot Elisofon, Laurens Van Der Post, 1964: The Nile, The Viking press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa from March 14, 1961 to March 31, 1961, visiting Egypt.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref9708

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b66e8bb7-dee3-4ef7-8b23-3800f1d7c502

Local Numbers

T 6 EGY 658 EE 61

General

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

Local Note

62235
Frame value is 10.
Slide No. T 6 EGY 658 EE 61

Place

Africa
Egypt

Topic

Works of art in situ
Cultural landscapes
Vernacular architecture
Mural painting and decoration
Animals in art
Animals in art -- Birds

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
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Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1961

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 18216

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_ref9708
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b66e8bb7-dee3-4ef7-8b23-3800f1d7c502
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871013686-1

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