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Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Susan Bell, Bermudian American, 1836 - 1894  Search this

Medium:

ink on pasteboard

Dimensions:

H x W: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)

Type:

memorial cards

Place used:

Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

Date:

March 5, 1894

Topic:

African American  Search this

Christianity  Search this

Funeral customs and rites  Search this

Religion  Search this

Religious rituals and ceremonies  Search this

The Black Church  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Keith M. Jones in honor of Lonnie Bunch

Object number:

2009.31.9

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Photograph album of Allston family and other portraits

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54c1811e4-2d80-4a64-b92f-db933baa1e74

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.31.9

Artist:

Faith Ringgold, born New York City 1930-died Englewood, NJ 2024  Search this

Medium:

screenprint

Dimensions:

image: 16 × 16 7/8 in. (40.6 × 42.9 cm)

Type:

Graphic Arts-Print

Date:

1995

Topic:

Ceremony\other\birthday  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Susan and Dit Talley

Object number:

2022.55.1.9

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f2778f7d-95ba-4680-9eac-576d5182de0f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_2022.55.1.9

Company Name:

John Murphy & Co.  Search this

Notes content:

OVERSIZE ; wood coffins ; handles, ornaments, plates, etc. for coffins.

Includes:

Trade catalog and price lists

Black and white images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Undertaking supplies  Search this

Topic:

Funeral homes  Search this

Funeral supplies industry  Search this

Undertakers and undertaking  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_33107

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_33107

Sculptor:

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus 1848-1907  Search this

Subject:

White, Stanford, Mrs. (Bessie Springs Smith)  Search this

Medium:

Marble

Type:

Sculptures-Relief

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue at 82nd Street New York New York 10028 Accession Number: 1976.388

Date:

Modeled 1884. Carved by 1888

Topic:

Portrait female--Waist length  Search this

Dress--Ceremonial--Wedding Dress  Search this

Object--Flower--Rose  Search this

Control number:

IAS 36120011

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_316449

Maker:

Bamana artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 135.4 x 20 x 37 cm (53 5/16 x 7 7/8 x 14 9/16 in.)

Type:

Sculpture

Geography:

Mali

Date:

Early to mid-20th century

Topic:

elephant  Search this

Initiation  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company

Object number:

2005-6-253

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys794d7692e-bd2c-4a20-ba32-5afac97a0360

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-253

Maker:

Bamana artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, encrustation

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 44.5 x 18.4 x 14.6 cm (17 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.)

Type:

Sculpture

Geography:

Mali

Date:

Mid 20th century

Topic:

elephant  Search this

Initiation  Search this

Male use  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Lawrence Gussman

Object number:

71-10-6

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7816b9171-3bcd-465a-82b6-9e0ce4e2dc2e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_71-10-6

Maker:

Igbo artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, pigment, kaolin

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 48.1 x 24.2 x 25 cm (18 15/16 x 9 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.)

Type:

Mask

Geography:

Nigeria

Date:

Early to mid-20th century

Topic:

Funerary  Search this

elephant  Search this

Initiation  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Museum purchase

Object number:

85-1-10

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys70fc50e92-d09b-4737-80bb-92866852644a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_85-1-10

Artist:

Vincent Valdez, born San Antonio 1977  Search this

Medium:

screenprint on paper

Dimensions:

image (A): 15 7/8 in. × 22 in. (40.3 × 55.9 cm) sheet (A): 22 × 30 in. (55.9 × 76.2 cm) image (B): 15 3/4 × 22 1/8 in. (40 × 56.2 cm) sheet (B): 22 1/8 × 30 1/8 in. (56.2 × 76.5 cm)

Type:

Graphic Arts-Print

Date:

2014

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

Animal\horse  Search this

Landscape\season\winter  Search this

Occupation\military\soldier  Search this

Landscape\cemetery  Search this

Ceremony\funeral  Search this

Architecture\vehicle\carriage  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Drs. Harriett and Ricardo Romo

Object number:

2019.50.41A-B

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c900bddf-c534-4c5a-9ed1-9ca535710751

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_2019.50.41A-B

Artist:

Formerly attributed to Ma Xingzu (active ca. 1131-1162)  Search this

Medium:

Ink and color on silk

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 27.1 x 217.2 cm (10 11/16 x 85 1/2 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

China

Date:

mid-12th-13th century

Period:

Southern Song dynasty

Topic:

pine tree  Search this

Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)  Search this

bamboo  Search this

waterfall  Search this

go  Search this

celebration  Search this

scholar  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1982.35

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

On View:

Freer Gallery 15: Setting the Bar: Arts of the Song Dynasty

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ccabff9b-c9ac-44b8-b057-7d8f14aa0876

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1982.35

Artist:

Beal, Gifford 1879-1956  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Topic:

Animal--Elephant  Search this

Recreation--Carnival  Search this

Ceremony--Procession--Parade  Search this

Image number:

JUL J0109166

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_109167

Artist:

Zorach, Marguerite 1887-1968  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1913

Topic:

Figure group--Family  Search this

Ceremony--Wedding  Search this

Dress--Ethnic--Asian Indian Dress  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Animal--Elephant  Search this

Image number:

JUL J0029477

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_29478

Artist:

Calder, Alexander Stirling 1870-1945  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1915

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

Animal--Elephant  Search this

Animal--Horse  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Allegory--Place--Asia  Search this

Ceremony--Procession  Search this

Image number:

JUL J0050111

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_50112

Artist:

Georges Schreiber, born Brussels, Belgium 1904-died New York City 1977  Search this

Medium:

lithograph on paper mounted on paperboard

Dimensions:

image: 10 7/8 x 13 1/8 in. (27.6 x 33.3 cm)

Type:

Graphic Arts-Print

Date:

1936

Topic:

Ceremony\procession\parade  Search this

Animal\elephant  Search this

Animal\camel  Search this

Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this

Animal\zebra  Search this

Animal\giraffe  Search this

New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\New York City  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration

Object number:

1975.83.83

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7dcf8502e-1969-40ba-b7c8-9782f17a67ae

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1975.83.83

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Tuaregs  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Mali

Date:

1959

Scope and Contents:

"In a ceremonial ride termed Ilugan, which is performed at weddings and certain other feasts, the young men have a particular opportunity to display the beauty of their camels and their own ability as riders. The ride takes place on a level sandy place where the women gathered to sing and drum, while the men dressed in their finest clothes ride their ornamented camels to and fro past the women, who praise the beautiful camels and the skilled riders in their songs, their music, and by shrill cheers." [Nicolaisen J. and I., 1997: The Pastoral Tuareg: Ecology, Culture, and Society. Volume I. Thames and Hudson. Rhodos International Science and Art Publishers]. 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 Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.

Local Numbers:

U 1 TRG 2 EE 59

General:

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

Local Note:

57938 1 46

Frame value is 4.

Slide No. U 1 TRG 2 EE 59

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Animals -- Africa  Search this

Mammals  Search this

Domestic animals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 18667

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Mali

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e054045e-68b1-497e-8913-66a2c8e6f9c7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref10208

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Tuaregs  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Mali

Date:

1959

Scope and Contents:

"In a ceremonial ride termed Ilugan, which is performed at weddings and certain other feasts, the young men have a particular opportunity to display the beauty of their camels and their own ability as riders. The ride takes place on a level sandy place where the women gathered to sing and drum, while the men dressed in their finest clothes ride their ornamented camels to and fro past the women, who praise the beautiful camels and the skilled riders in their songs, their music, and by shrill cheers." [Nicolaisen J. and I., 1997: The Pastoral Tuareg: Ecology, Culture, and Society. Volume I. Thames and Hudson. Rhodos International Science and Art Publishers]. 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 Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.

Local Numbers:

U 1 TRG 3 EE 59

General:

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

Local Note:

57938 1 46

Frame value is 5.

Slide No. U 1 TRG 3 EE 59

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Animals -- Africa  Search this

Mammals  Search this

Domestic animals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 18668

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Mali

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79e65a7ee-dc77-40db-9a65-c5281065d417

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref10209

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Mali

Date:

1959

Scope and Contents:

"The Dogon believe that after death, the spirit of the deceased is not immediately transformed into an ancestor. It is when in this state that a person's spirit can be most malevolent and dangerous. Funerals, bago bundo, which are held several weeks, and sometimes months, after burial, are public rites at which agnatic and affinal kin venerate the life and actions of the deceased." [Lane P., 1988: Settlement as History: A Study of Space and Time among the Dogon of Mali. University of Cambridge]. During his trip to Mali, Elisofon visited the Dogon people in Sanga (Sangha), a group of thirteen villages lying east of Bandiagara at the top of an escarpment. 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.

Local Numbers:

A 1 DGN 3 EE 59

General:

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

Local Note:

48 D50

Frame value is 10.

Slide No. A 1 DGN 3 EE 59

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Women  Search this

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 21

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Mali

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74d683c55-456d-4963-b877-56f708d3b5c3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref12938

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Kuba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

1971

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts Nyim (ruler) Kot a-Mbweeky III wearing royal dress 'Bwaantshy'; royal headdress known as 'Ntshuum Aniym'; necklace 'Lashyaash' made of leopard teeth; sword 'Mbombaam'; lance 'Mbwoom Ambady'; drums of reign 'Pelambish'; basket 'Kweemishaam'l' and other items of royal adornement. [Cornet J., 1982: Art Royal Kuba, Edizioni Sipiel Milano]. 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.

The full name of the Kuba Nyim depicted on the photograph is Kwεt áMbwε'ky René (III): aka Køt áMbwε'ky. Most full names consist of three successive personal names: the king's own name, the name of his mother and the name of his mother's mother connected by particles meaning "of." Only this ruler has a Christian name. The aka names are often used. The names are taken from Vansina Jan, Geschiedenis van de Kuba, Tervuren 1963 (genealogy 270,- 71; kings # 17 and following p.319-28).

See Image no. EEPA EECL 2139 for best quality image of Kuba king in the series of photographs, EEPA EECL 2139 through EEPA EECL 2145.

Local Numbers:

C 3 KBA 1 EE 71

General:

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

Local Note:

C22

Frame value is 17.

Slide No. C 3 KBA 1 EE 71

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Leaders  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Regalia  Search this

Beadwork  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 2137

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Unidentified, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo756a91e3b-e39f-4cdc-9d26-b8d17d4dbfc0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref13214

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Kuba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

1971

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts Nyim (ruler) Kot a-Mbweeky III wearing royal dress 'Bwaantshy'; royal headdress known as 'Ntshuum Aniym'; necklace 'Lashyaash' made of leopard teeth; sword 'Mbombaam'; lance 'Mbwoom Ambady'; drums of reign 'Pelambish'; basket 'Kweemishaam'l' and other items of royal adornement. [Cornet J., 1982: Art Royal Kuba, Edizioni Sipiel Milano]. 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.

The full name of the Kuba Nyim depicted on the photograph is Kwεt áMbwε'ky René (III): aka Køt áMbwε'ky. Most full names consist of three successive personal names: the king's own name, the name of his mother and the name of his mother's mother connected by particles meaning "of." Only this ruler has a Christian name. The aka names are often used. The names are taken from Vansina Jan, Geschiedenis van de Kuba, Tervuren 1963 (genealogy 270,- 71; kings # 17 and following p.319-28).

See Image no. EEPA EECL 2139 for best quality image of Kuba king in the series of photographs, EEPA EECL 2139 through EEPA EECL 2145.

Local Numbers:

C 3 KBA 1.0.1 EE 71

General:

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

Local Note:

C22

Frame value is 18.

Slide No. C 3 KBA 1.0.1 EE 71

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Leaders  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Regalia  Search this

Beadwork  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 2138

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Unidentified, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a737ae1a-aaf2-4a5b-b11a-6b24340429a1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref13225

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Kuba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

1971

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts Nyim (ruler) Kot a-Mbweeky III wearing royal dress 'Bwaantshy'; royal headdress known as 'Ntshuum Aniym'; necklace 'Lashyaash' made of leopard teeth; sword 'Mbombaam'; lance 'Mbwoom Ambady'; drums of reign 'Pelambish'; basket 'Kweemishaam'l' and other items of royal adornement. [Cornet J., 1982: Art Royal Kuba, Edizioni Sipiel Milano]. 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.

The full name of the Kuba Nyim depicted on the photograph is Kwεt áMbwε'ky René (III): aka Køt áMbwε'ky. Most full names consist of three successive personal names: the king's own name, the name of his mother and the name of his mother's mother connected by particles meaning "of." Only this ruler has a Christian name. The aka names are often used. The names are taken from Vansina Jan, Geschiedenis van de Kuba, Tervuren 1963 (genealogy 270,- 71; kings # 17 and following p.319-28).

Best available image from series of Kuba King photographs, EEPA EECL 2137 through EEPA EECL 2145.

Local Numbers:

C 3 KBA 3 EE 71

General:

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

Local Note:

C22

Frame value is 8.

Slide No. C 3 KBA 3 EE 71

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Leaders  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Regalia  Search this

Beadwork  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 2139

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Unidentified, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d42518e2-0e1c-4ee1-9a85-eae298d26535

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref13236

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Kuba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

1971

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts Nyim (ruler) Kot a-Mbweeky III wearing royal dress 'Bwaantshy'; royal headdress known as 'Ntshuum Aniym'; necklace 'Lashyaash' made of leopard teeth; sword 'Mbombaam'; lance 'Mbwoom Ambady'; drums of reign 'Pelambish'; basket 'Kweemishaam'l' and other items of royal adornement. [Cornet J., 1982: Art Royal Kuba, Edizioni Sipiel Milano]. 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.

The full name of the Kuba Nyim depicted on the photograph is Kwεt áMbwε'ky René (III): aka Køt áMbwε'ky. Most full names consist of three successive personal names: the king's own name, the name of his mother and the name of his mother's mother connected by particles meaning "of." Only this ruler has a Christian name. The aka names are often used. The names are taken from Vansina Jan, Geschiedenis van de Kuba, Tervuren 1963 (genealogy 270,- 71; kings # 17 and following p.319-28).

See Image no. EEPA EECL 2139 for best quality image of Kuba king in the series of photographs, EEPA EECL 2139 through EEPA EECL 2145.

Local Numbers:

C 3 KBA 4 EE 71

General:

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

Local Note:

C22

Frame value is 16.

Slide No. C 3 KBA 4 EE 71

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Leaders  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Regalia  Search this

Beadwork  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 2140

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Unidentified, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74ff2a437-9193-458e-a7ab-6fea7af2577e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref13247