Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches.)

Culture:

Xhosa (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives (photographic)

Black-and-white negatives

Negatives

Place:

Africa

South Africa

Date:

1947

Scope and Contents:

During his trip to South Africa, Elisofon traveled from Grahamstown to Port Elisabeth. On his way, he took pictures of Xhosa people on their way to weekly Sunday knobkerry fight with another group. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from January 8, 1947 to end of June 1947.

Local Numbers:

Negative number 24658, R-2, 7.

General:

Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.

Local Note:

Typed index card reads, "D 5 Xsa. Xosa. Grahamstown-Port Elisabeth. Dressed for knobkerry fight with another group. 2/9/1947. EE. neg.no. 24658, R-2, 7." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

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:

Portraits  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa  Search this

Body arts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Black-and-white negatives

Negatives

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 EENG 01575

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / South Africa

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo771912859-b1b4-494d-b81a-0a46aff79dd1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref28663