Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives (photographic)

Black-and-white negatives

Negatives

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1970

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts young woman with hair wrapped in black thread. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.

Local Numbers:

EENG-II-28, 16.

General:

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

Local Note:

Typed index card reads, "D 2 Yrb. Yoruba. Nigeria. girl with hair wrapped in black thread. 5/1970. EE. neg.no. II-28, 16." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Missing negative strip.

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

Hairstyles -- Africa  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 01391

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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/xo73518e4f3-ffd6-4cd9-882a-c9f9dae75c0a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref37896