Photographer:

Christol, Frank  Search this

Extent:

215 Photographic prints (dupe prints (2 v.), black & white, 8 x 10 in. )

215 Negatives (photographic) (dupe negs, black & white, 4 x 5 in. )

215 Photographic prints (silver gelatin (2 v.), black & white, 8 x 10 in. or smaller)

Container:

Volume 1

Volume 2

Culture:

Bamileke (African people)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Negatives (photographic)

Black-and-white photographs

Place:

Cameroon

Africa

Date:

1920s

Summary:

Photographs taken by French Missionary Frank Christol during his stay in the Cameroon Grassfields, during the 1920s. The photographs document the peoples of the Cameroon Grassfields, particularly the Bamileke. Activities depicted include dancing and playing musical instruments. Objects include figures, masks, textiles and vessels. There are images of chiefs' palaces and architectural details such as carved doors and house posts. Portraits, often with people in groups with objects, document dress, hairstyles, jewelry and scarification. People portrayed include carvers with their work and chiefs in their palaces.

Arrangement note:

Images indexed by negative number.

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.

Genre/Form:

Black-and-white photographs

Photographic prints

Identifier:

EEPA.1989-004

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74e573905-34c1-4cbe-a7e8-1c03cb042157

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-1989-004