Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Hausa (African people)  Search this

Zul  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959

Scope and Contents:

The photograph also depicts Zul (Zulawa, Gezawa) woman with disk inserted into their upper lip and facial scarifications. 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:

D 1 HSA 4 EE 59

General:

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

Local Note:

Time Life no. 58482 26

Frame value is 31.

Slide No. D 1 HSA 4 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:

Body marking -- Africa  Search this

Women  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 2631

See more items in:

Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Nigeria

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo798b1d168-5e26-43a5-b19b-b688348afb04

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref18694