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Lulua women making pots, Bena Lulua village, near Kananga, formerly Luluabourg, Zaïre

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Lulua (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kasaï-Occidental Province -- Kananga -- (Luluabourg)
Date:
ca. 1993
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on verso reads: "Lulua women making pots, Bena / Lulua village, near Kananga, formerly Luluabourg, Zaïre. / Photograph by Eliot Elisofon, 1970. / National Museum of African Art / ©1993 Smithsonian Institution / 1899814."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-04-05
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1995-38-52.
Original Version Note:
Recto image originates from Eliot Elisofon Field photographs collection, slide no. H 3 LLU 4.1 EE 70, accessioned as EEPA EECL 7340.
Copy and Version Identification Note:
Items EEPA CG-04-05 and CG-04-06 are duplicate postcards.
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.
Occupation:
Artists  Search this
Topic:
Pottery  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1995-038-0052
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73ceaea23-61bf-4142-b54c-5241bc4ebef7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2455

Lulua women making pots, Bena Lulua village, near Kananga, formerly Luluabourg, Zaïre

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Lulua (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kasaï-Occidental Province -- Kananga -- (Luluabourg)
Date:
ca. 1993
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on verso reads: "Lulua women making pots, Bena / Lulua village, near Kananga, formerly Luluabourg, Zaïre. / Photograph by Eliot Elisofon, 1970. / National Museum of African Art / ©1993 Smithsonian Institution / 1899814."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-04-06
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1996-13-025.
Original Version Note:
Recto image originates from Eliot Elisofon Field photographs collection, slide no. H 3 LLU 4.1 EE 70, accessioned no. EEPA EECL 7340.
Copy and Version Identification Note:
Items EEPA CG-04-05 and CG-04-06 are duplicate postcards.
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.
Occupation:
Artists  Search this
Topic:
Pottery  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1996-013-0025
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76c99dd62-e36d-4067-85e9-b49d389555eb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2459

In Kenya's Rift Valley, an attentive audience watches two Maasai elders playing mbao , Kenya, 1966

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15.3 x 10 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Maasai (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Kenya, -- Rift Valley Province
Date:
circa 1983
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "In Kenya's Rift Valley, an attentive audience watches two Maasai elders playing mbao. Mbao, the swahili word for 'board,' is the East African version of a game played throughout Africa. Two opposing players or teams move their counters around a twelve to thirty-two hole board, trying to capture their opponent's 'men.' It is a fast moving game in which skill and strategy, not luck, determine the winner. / Rift Valley, Kenya, 1966."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "National Museum of African Art / © Smithsonian Institution, 1983 / Photograph by Eliot Elisofon / 578823 / Printed by Baum Printing Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. U.S.A."
Local Numbers:
EEPA KE-21-01
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: 1995-26-24.
Provenance:
Tina Loughran; Donation; FY 1995; EEPA 1995-026
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:
Recreation -- Africa  Search this
Games -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 1995-026-0024
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo720a066da-feef-4da4-80ad-845141351734
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5176

Maasai warrior Rift Valley Region, Kenya, 1966

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15.3 x 10 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Maasai (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Kenya, -- Rift Valley Province
Date:
circa 1983
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Maasai warrior, Rift Valley Region, Kenya, 1966. / National Museum of African Art / © Smithsonian Institution, 1983 / Photograph by Eliot Elisofon / 578807 / Printed by Baum Printing Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. U.S.A."
Items EEPA KE-20-27, EEPA KE-20-28, and EEPA KE-20-29 bear duplicate recto images.
Additional printed explanatory text on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA KE-20-27
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: 1995-26-25.
Provenance:
Tina Loughran; Donation; FY 1995; EEPA 1995-026
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:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 1995-026-0025
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70086f8f9-7e3e-42cc-b902-dfbb0c36c472
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5177

Maasai cattle herder Rift Valley, Kenya

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15.3 x 10 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Maasai (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Kenya, -- Rift Valley Province
Date:
circa 1993
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Maasai cattle herder, Rift Valley, Kenya. / Photograph by Eliot Elisofon, 1966 / National Museum of African Art / © 1993 Smithsonian Institution / 1899806."
Items EEPA KE-20-27, EEPA KE-20-28, and EEPA KE-20-29 bear duplicate recto images.
Local Numbers:
EEPA KE-20-28
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: 1995-38-50.
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:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 1995-038-0050
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo758dffce8-ee1a-4255-b6e7-a87dbcf31859
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5207

Maasai cattle herder Rift Valley, Kenya

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15.3 x 10 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Maasai (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Kenya, -- Rift Valley Province
Date:
circa 1993
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Maasai cattle herder, Rift Valley, Kenya. / Photograph by Eliot Elisofon, 1966 / National Museum of African Art / © 1993 Smithsonian Institution / 1899806."
Items EEPA KE-20-27, EEPA KE-20-28, and EEPA KE-20-29 bear duplicate recto images.
Local Numbers:
EEPA KE-20-29
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: 1996-13-015.
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:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 1996-013-0015
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76d9f5cad-fccd-42fc-a50a-181d9d4c372b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5260

Street in Goundam, Mali with mosque in left background

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10 x 15 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Mali
Mali, -- Tombouctou Region, -- Goundam
Date:
circa 1993
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Street in Goundam, Mali with mosque in left background."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photograph by Elio Elisofon, 1959; National Museum of African Art; © 1993 Smithsonian Institution / 1899798."
Items EEPA ML-07-09 and EEPA ML-07-10 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA ML-07-09
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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
Architecture -- Africa  Search this
Street scenes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ML 1995-038-0041
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 28: Mali (ML)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo798aed3b3-8ee8-4f02-ba3f-2879606aec8d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5954

Street in Goundam, Mali with mosque in left background

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10 x 15 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Mali
Mali, -- Tombouctou Region, -- Goundam
Date:
circa 1993
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Street in Goundam, Mali with mosque in left background."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photograph by Elio Elisofon, 1959; National Museum of African Art; © 1993 Smithsonian Institution / 1899798."
Items EEPA ML-07-09 and EEPA ML-07-10 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA ML-07-10
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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
Architecture -- Africa  Search this
Street scenes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ML 1996-013-0023
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 28: Mali (ML)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo700ca8217-9000-4d4f-b9db-8b7b5c80a218
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5969

Women treshing millet Barhin village, near Katsina, Nigeria

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
[ca. 1993]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Women treshing millet, Barhin village, near Katsina, Nigeria. Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photograph by Eliot Elisofon, 1959; National Museum of African Art; © 1993 Smithsonian Institution; 1899822."
Items EEPA NR-12-01 and EEPA NR-12-02 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA NR-12-01
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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:
Households -- Africa  Search this
Domestic scenes  Search this
Agriculture -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA NR 1995-038-0036
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 34: Nigeria (NR)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7146a0b3c-7e81-418e-afd1-64c8eca1ab31
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref6906

Women treshing millet Barhin village, near Katsina, Nigeria

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
[ca. 1993]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Women treshing millet, Barhin village, near Katsina, Nigeria. Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photograph by Eliot Elisofon, 1959; National Museum of African Art; © 1993 Smithsonian Institution; 1899822."
Items EEPA NR-12-01 and EEPA NR-12-02 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA NR-12-02
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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:
Households -- Africa  Search this
Domestic scenes  Search this
Agriculture -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA NR 1996-013-0009
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 34: Nigeria (NR)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7498405e7-e546-404e-b307-256931b7723e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref6925

Dan mask Côte d'Ivoire

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (b&w, 24 x 17 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Date:
1935
Scope and Contents:
Photograph by Walker Evans in 1935 of a mask displayed in an exhibit of the same year entitled 'African Negro Art' in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Original catalog caption reads, "Mask, Ivory Coast, Dan. Wood, 9 7/8 inches high. Collection Charles Ratton, Paris."
Local Numbers:
Evans 101
General:
Title source: Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Citation source: Archives staff.
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:
Art objects  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white photographs
Photographic prints
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-010, Item EEPA 1985-100101
See more items in:
Walker Evans photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70c73f553-a336-44d0-94af-797ebcb3a090
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-010-ref518

Baule bobbins Côte d'Ivoire

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (b&w, 8 x 10 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Date:
1935
Scope and Contents:
Photograph by Walker Evans in 1935 of two Baule bobbins displayed in an exhibit of the same year entitled 'African Negro Art' in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Original catalog caption reads, "Two bobbins, Ivory Coast, Baule, Ivory Coast. Baule. Wood, 7 and 9 inches high. Collection Percier, Paris and Mme. Helena Rubinstein, New York."
Local Numbers:
Evans 129
General:
Title source: Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Citation source: Archives staff.
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:
Art objects  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white photographs
Photographic prints
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-010, Item EEPA 1985-100129
See more items in:
Walker Evans photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7676f97ef-b123-465e-af91-3779bea85f0d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-010-ref519

Benin bronze head Nigeria

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (b&w, 8 x 10 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
1935
Scope and Contents:
Photograph by Walker Evans in 1935 of a Benin bronze head displayed in an exhibit of the same year entitled 'African Negro Art' in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Original catalog caption reads, "Head, Benin, British Nigeria, Bronze, 7 3/4 inches high (photograph over actual size). Collection Captain A.W.F. Fuller, London."
Local Numbers:
Evans 184
General:
Title source: Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Citation source: Archives staff.
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:
Art objects  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white photographs
Photographic prints
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-010, Item EEPA 1985-100184
See more items in:
Walker Evans photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7443a9247-43a9-4241-a1ad-3af1135d23a8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-010-ref520

Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
14000 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm)
30000 Slides (photographs) (color)
80,000 Photographic prints (b&w, 25 x 20 cm. or smaller.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Slides (photographs)
Photographic prints
Negatives
Color slides
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Mali
Ghana
Côte d'Ivoire
Benin
Burkina Faso
Egypt
Kenya
Liberia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Central African Republic
Date:
circa 1935-1978
Summary:
This collection is comprised of photographic and manuscript materials, primarily created by Eliot Elisofon to document his travels and work. The images portray many aspects of African life and culture including agriculture, wildlife, archaeology, architecture, art and artisans, children, cityscapes and landscapes, leaders, markets, medicine, recreation, ritual and celebration, and transportation. The manuscript materials include correspondence, essays, clippings, puobligations, notes, research, and itineraries.
Scope and Contents:
This collection is comprised of circa 14,000 negatives, 30, 0000 slides, 8,000 photographic prints, and 14 boxes of manuscript materials that date from circa 1945-1978.

The photographs document Eliot Elisofon's travels and work in Africa. The images portray many aspects of African life and culture including agriculture, wildlife, archaeology, architecture, art and artisans, children, cityscapes and landscapes, leaders, markets, medicine, recreation, ritual and celebration, and transportation. Artisans shown include an Asante weaver making kente cloth in Ghana; a Dogon carver in Mali making a kanaga mask; an Ebrie goldsmith in Cote d'Ivoire; Hausa dyers in Kano, Nigeria; and Nupe beadmakers in Nigeria; as well as artists at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Kinshasa, Congo. Portraits of leaders include the Asante court at Kumase in Ghana; Ebrie chiefs and notables in Cote d'Ivoire; the timi (king) of Ede, a Yourba town, Nigeria; the emir of Katsina, Nigeria; and the Kuba king and his court in the Congo. There are informal portraits showing children of the Kuba royal court dancing, Fulbe women with gold earrings in Mali, Mangbetu women in the Congo, and Maasai elders in Kenya. Masked dances documented include a Dogon dama festival celebration in Mali, an Igbo festival in Nigeria, and Kuba and Pende masked dancers in the Congo. There are also images of Yoruba gelede (men's association) masks in Nigeria. Non-masked dancers shown include Dan professional acrobatic dancers in Cote d'Ivoire, Irigwe dancers in Nigeria, Mangbetu dancers in the Congo, Mbuti dancers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Wodaabe men dancing in Nigeria. Events shown include Hausa riders in chain mail during the Independence Day celebration in Katsina, Nigeria. Images of art in situ include ancestral altars in the King of Benin's palace in Nigeria; Dogon rock paintings in Mali; and Yoruba Shango shrine sculptures in the palace courtyard of timi (king) of Ede in Nigeria. Landscapes include views of mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Animals shown include birds, buffalos, elephants and giraffes. Traditional architecture shown includes Asante shrine houses with raised wall decorations in Ghana, Dogon villages in Mali and mosques in Mopti.

The manuscript materials include correspondence, essays, clippings, puobligations, notes, research, and itineraries.
Biographical/Historical note:
A photographer best known for his work in Life magazine. Elisofon worked as a free-lance magazine photographer from 1933 to 1937, as a staff photographer for Life from 1933 to 1937 and on photographic assignments for various magazines, including the Smithsonian magazine, from 1942 to 1945. Elisofon traveled extensively in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America documenting the peoples of these lands as well as their arts and environments. A founding member and curatorial associate of the private Museum of African Art, which in 1981 became the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), Elisofon bequeathed his collection of African photographs to the museum when he died in 1973. To honor Elisofon's contribution to the understanding of African art and culture, NMAfA named its archives after him.
Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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:
Body arts  Search this
Genre/Form:
Negatives
Photographic prints
Color slides
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Citation:
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1973-001
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Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo763575c19-5f10-470a-af8b-75ebd1c82664
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-1973-001
Online Media:

Feluccas on the Nile River, Egypt

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Egypt
Date:
1959
Scope and Contents:
The date on the slide is DEC 59.
Local Numbers:
R 6 EGY 18 EE 59
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
57938 1 79
Frame value is 31.
Slide No. R 6 EGY 18 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:
Transportation  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 15255
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Egypt
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo779601d07-102b-4939-9c24-0870277742e6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref6420

Young Masai warrior, Kenya

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Culture:
Maasai (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Date:
1959
Local Numbers:
57938 12

D 4 MSI 4.6 EEE 59
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Frame value is 30.
Slide No. D 4 MSI 4.6 EEE 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:
Body marking -- Africa  Search this
Body arts  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 3321
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Kenya
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a2e40f9b-388d-4eb7-9a4f-70d2a1879122
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref19688

Young Masai man, Kenya

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Culture:
Maasai (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Date:
1959
Local Numbers:
57938 12

D 4 MSI 4.7 EEE 59
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Frame value is 34.
Slide No. D 4 MSI 4.7 EEE 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:
Body marking -- Africa  Search this
Body arts  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 3322
See more items in:
Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Kenya
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d38706c3-2d0a-4e2a-903a-a89cc46b405c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref19690

Young Masai man and woman, Olengaitoli village in Amboselli Reserve, Kenya

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Culture:
Maasai (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Date:
1959
Scope and Contents:
The date on the slide is SEP 59.
Local Numbers:
57938 12

D 4 MSI 6.4 EEE 59
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Slide No. D 4 MSI 6.4 EEE 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:
Body marking -- Africa  Search this
Body arts  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 3329
See more items in:
Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Kenya
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo798072d0b-a7cd-4400-ad64-7d3ac4b396ed
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref19697

Young Masai man and woman, Olengaitoli village in Amboselli Reserve, Kenya

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Culture:
Maasai (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Date:
1959
Scope and Contents:
The date on the slide is SEP 59.
Local Numbers:
57938 12

D 4 MSI 7 EEE 59
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Frame value is 10.
Slide No. D 4 MSI 7 EEE 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:
Body marking -- Africa  Search this
Body arts  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 3330
See more items in:
Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Kenya
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76712b09c-b6dc-490d-90c6-f67a715f030f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref19698

Young Masai man and woman, Olengaitoli village in Amboselli Reserve, Kenya

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Culture:
Maasai (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Date:
1959
Scope and Contents:
The date on the slide is SEP 59.
Local Numbers:
57938 12

D 4 MSI 8.1 EEE 59
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Frame value is 1.
Slide No. D 4 MSI 8.1 EEE 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:
Body marking -- Africa  Search this
Body arts  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 3332
See more items in:
Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Kenya
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo77639bf90-bc2d-4251-999d-63695f0ab7ed
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref19701

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