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1 Video recording ((12:25 min.) (VHS) , sound, color)
Container:
Video 7
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Video recordings
Videotapes
Color slides
Place:
Mali
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Guinea Coast
Date:
1987
Summary:
Photographs taken by Gavin Ashworth during the summer of 1987 in several villages in Mali and Cote d'Ivoire. The images detail all phases of strip weaving, from the spinning of yarn to the assemblage of the individual strips into large pieces. The still photographs were used in the video which was entitled, Patterns of Life: West-African Strip Weaving Traditions, produced by Caribiner, Inc. for the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1987. Text accompanying videos for sale reads, "In many areas of West Africa, fabric is woven in long narrow strips. The strips are cut to length and then sewn together to make rectangular cloths with striking geometric patterns. These beautiful cloths are worn as wrappers, shawls, and robes. Originally a slide presentation for an exhibition, the Art of West African Strip-Woven Cloth explores the creative activities of the various artisans involved in textile production: spinners, dyers, weavers, and sewers."
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Rights:
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Staff- Oshe Shango- wood with glass beads. Guinea Coast- Yoruba, c. 20th cent.(2nd half). Cleveland Museum of Art #74.207 [no numbers to correspond to field notes]. The date on the slide is NOV 87.
Local Numbers:
Cleveland
I 2 YRB 87
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Twin figures, Ere-Ibeji- wood. Guinea Coast- Yoruba, town of Ila-Orangun, c. 20th cent. (2nd qtr.) Cleveland Museum of Art #72.332 [no numbers to correspond to field notes]. The date on the slide is NOV 87.
Local Numbers:
Cleveland
I 2 YRB 87
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Twin figures, Ere-Ibeji- wood. Guinea Coast- Yoruba, town of Ila-Orangun, c. 20th cent. (2nd qtr.) Cleveland Museum of Art #72.333 [no numbers to correspond to field notes]. The date on the slide is NOV 87.
Local Numbers:
Cleveland
I 2 YRB 87
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Collection Rights:
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Senior staff of the Federal Legal Department on steps of the Law Courts building, Lagos, Nigeria. The date on the slide is DEC 59.
Local Numbers:
58482 1 39
C 2 NIG 20.5.1 EEE 59
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Selgem EE11017000
Slide included in the Eliot Elisofon Field Photographic Collection.
The slide was taken in the Guinea Coast region.
Photograph appeared in Life Magazine.
A photographic print resides in the collection.
Series Reference: 20.5.1.
Frame value is 17.
Slide No. C 2 NIG 20.5.1 EEE 59
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The photograph depicts Liberian masqueraders and musicians from the dance troupe of William Lewis. Mr. Lewis was at the time director of Folklore and Culture Affairs in the Liberian government. This photograph was taken by Eliot Elisofon while the dance troupe was on a tour of the U.S., in November 1971.
Local Numbers:
86743 1-4
F 2 SIL 78 EEE 71
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Selgem EE12101900
Slide included in the Eliot Elisofon Field Photographic Collection.
The slide was taken in the Guinea Coast region.
A photographic print resides in the collection.
Series Reference: 78.
Frame value is 31.
Slide No. F 2 SIL 78 EEE 71
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"Wari is the best-known African variation of mancala; apart from West Africa, where it is thought to have originated, it is popular in the Caribbean and South America and reached North America and Europe through various commercial introductions. Wari boards in West Africa have attracted attention for their sculptured shapes. They often include a stand or a base which may be decorated with incisions or which may be sculptured in motifs such as animals, people, a stool, or a boat." [Voogt, A., 2004: Wari; An African Folklore: an Encyclopedia. Routledge]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
Local Numbers:
I 2 ASH 1.5 EE 70
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Selgem EE12382000
Slide included in the Eliot Elisofon Field Photographic Collection.
The slide was taken in the Guinea Coast region.
Series Reference: 1.5.
Frame value is 3.
Slide No. I 2 ASH 1.5 EEE 70
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Collection Citation:
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
