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Author:

Chesi, Gert  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Type:

Pictorial works

Date:

1992

Topic:

Dogon masquerades  Search this

Architecture, Dogon  Search this

Call number:

BV3500 .A43

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_534090

Author:

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Type:

Exhibitions

Date:

1998

Topic:

Architecture, Dogon  Search this

Call number:

N2 .A793

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_663576

Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

33 Negatives (photographic) (color, 35mm)

1790 Negatives (photographic) (black and white, 120mm)

1,519 Color slides (35mm)

Culture:

San (African people)  Search this

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Fulani  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Negatives (photographic)

Color slides

Photographic print

Place:

Djenné (Mali)

Mali

Ivory Coast

Burkina Faso

Timbuktu (Mali)

Mali, -- Bamako

Niger

Mopti (Mali)

Israel

Date:

1966-1976

Summary:

Collection dates from 1966 to 1976 and includes 1,817 black and white negatives, 1,519 35mm color slides, several hundred prints, and manuscript materials. Locations include Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Israel, Mali, and Niger and depict agriculture, architecture, especially mosques, landscapes, marketplaces, masquerade and musical performances, sculptures, and textiles. Peoples depicted include the Bambara, Bella, Bozo, Dogon, Fulani, Gao, Mandingo, San, Songhai, and Tuarag peoples.

Scope and Contents:

This collection dates from 1966 to 1976 and includes 1,817 black and white negatives, 1,519 35mm color slides, several hundred prints, and manuscript materials. Images were taken in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Israel, Mali, and Niger and depict agriculture, architecture, especially mosques, landscapes, marketplaces, masquerade and musical performances, sculptures, textiles. Peoples depicted include the Bambara, Bella, Bozo, Dogon, Fulani, Gao, Mandingo, San, Songhai, and Tuarag peoples.

Arrangement:

Arranged in four series, according to format.

Series 1: Negatives

Series 2: Slides

Series 3: Photographic Prints

Series 4: Manuscript Materials

Biographical / Historical:

Marli Shamir (1919-2016) was an Israeli photographer known for her extensive work in Mali, the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso from 1966-1973. Born and raised in Berlin, Shamir started studying photography during her teenage years and took photography classes at the Contempora Lehrateliers für neue Werkkunst (1934-1937).

In 1938, she was forced to immigrate to Israel where she initially lived in a kibbutz. From 1941-1943, she worked at the mineralogy department of the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, and then opened her own studio in Jerusalem in 1945. In 1953, she married Meir Shamir, a former Israeli Diplomat-Ambassador, and from 1966-1973 she lived successively in Mali, Gabon and Cote d'Ivoire. She held a particular fascination with architecture, monuments, mosques, arts and habitants.

During her stay in Mali, she met Pascal James Imperato with whom she wrote the article "Bokolanfini Mud Cloth of the Bamana of Mali" (African Arts, 1970). In 1976, she produced the exhibition Sahel at the Israeli museum in Jerusalem, which focused on the rural and urban architecture and people of the Sahel. The exhibition toured in Europe later that year. From 1977-1981, she lived in Strasbourg, where she focused on documenting the new style of architecture in Mali. Her work on this project is stored at the Center of Documentation in Strasbourg.

In 2005, a book devoted to her photographs from Mali was published by the Grandvaux French Edition House. The National Poet of Mali, Albakaye Ousmane Kounta, collaborated with Shamir on a book of poetry, Djenney-Ferey –La terre habitee (published by Grandaux, 2007), which is illustrated with Shamir's photographs. Shamir passed away in 2016 at the age of 93.

Related Materials:

The Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives also holds another collection of Shamir's photographs, EEPA 1995-025.

Provenance:

Purchased, 2013

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:

Slides (Photography)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Negatives (photographic)

Photographic print

Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009

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Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-2013-009

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1969

General:

Original slide number: 974

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1934

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Douentza

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4074

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1969

General:

Original slide number: 975

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1935

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Douentza

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4075

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1969

General:

Original slide number: 977

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1937

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Douentza

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4077

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1969

General:

Original slide number: 978

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1938

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Douentza

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4078

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1969

General:

Original slide number: 7

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2334

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Banani

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4487

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1970

General:

Original slide number: 8

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2335

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Sanga

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4488

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1970

General:

Original slide number: 9

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2336

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Sanga

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4489

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1966-1973

General:

Original slide number: 1314

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2373

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Unidentified

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4526

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1966-1973

General:

Original slide number: 1315

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2374

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Unidentified

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4527

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1966-1973

General:

Original slide number: 1316

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2375

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Unidentified

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4528

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1967

General:

Original slide number: 1447

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2481

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Unidentified

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4634

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1971

General:

Original slide number: 1448

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2482

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Unidentified

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4635

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1971

General:

Original slide number: 1449

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2483

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Unidentified

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4636

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1969

General:

Original slide number: 1450

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2484

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Unidentified

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4637

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1969

General:

Original slide number: 1451

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2485

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Unidentified

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4638

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1969

General:

Original slide number: 1452

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2486

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Unidentified

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref4639

Collection Photographer:

Shamir, Marli  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1971

General:

Original slide number: 535

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:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2864

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Marli Shamir collection

Marli Shamir collection / Series 2: Slides / 2.4: Mali / Mopti

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-009-ref5042