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Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Names:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (approximate)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiocassettes

Digital images

Business records

Negatives

Videotapes

Sound recordings

Audiotapes

Notes

Correspondence

Video recordings

Contracts

Plans (drawings)

Memorandums

Slides (photographs)

Photographic prints

Date:

June 25-July 6, 2003

Summary:

The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:

This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:

Arranged in 5 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: Appalachia: Heritage and Harmony

Series 3: Mali: From Timbuktu to Washington

Series 4: Scotland at the Smithsonian

Series 5: Special Events

Historical note:

The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival was produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:

For the 2003 Festival, tradition-bearers from Mali, Scotland, and Appalachia gathered on the Mall, in what might at first have appeared to be a puzzling juxtaposition. A visit to the Festival quickly revealed all sorts of cultural connections and relationships among them.

Consider "old-time" and bluegrass music from Appalachia. Although often viewed as quintessentially American, many of our American ballads came from Scotland, carried by settlers in the late 1700s. And the banjo, vital to both traditions, came from West Africa, from lands traditionally part of the Malian empire. The instrument was crafted and re-crafted by African Americans and became a central part of our musical heritage. In bluegrass bands you can hear a unique American story, the melding together of an African and European heritage.

The connections do not stop in America. Scots back home, reflecting upon their emigrant experience, invented dances and called one "America." Malian balladeers, strumming their lutes and singing of their brethren, incorporated the enslavement experience into their repertoire of historical tales. Cultural connections go well beyond home. The bluegrass band from East Tennessee State University includes students from around the world and performs for fans in Japan. Pipe bands play Scottish music all over the world - from official functions in Bermuda to weddings in India.

All three cultures preserve their history in song. Griots and story-singers in Mali have safeguarded the history of the place and the genealogy of its leaders for centuries; in Scotland and Appalachia, ballads and other narrative song styles have served a similar purpose. Major issues and events still inspire artists in all three cultures today. At the Festival, Carl Rutherford from Warriormine, West Virginia, Dorothy Myles of Appalachia, Virginia, and Brian McNeill of Falkirk, Scotland, all performed songs they wrote about coal mining and its economic, social, and health impacts. In unforgettable songs Oumou Sangaré of Bamako, Mali, and Karine Polwart of Scotland drew visitors' attention to the concerns of women in contemporary life. Adam McNaughtan performed his memorable songs about life in contemporary Glasgow. At the Festival these artists not only performed, they also discussed the role of song in the conscience of a people.

Appalachian flatfoot dancing, as performed brilliantly at the Festival by John Dee Holeman, has been linked by scholars to both British clogging and West African dance. Cooks in Mali and Appalachia foodways demonstrations made stewed chicken dishes and used okra and beans. Cooks from both Scotland and Appalachia demonstrated their recipes for meat pies and strawberry jams. A Family Activities Area drew participants from all three programs daily.

Americans trace their heritage to many sources, but none more strongly than the British Isles and West Africa. Many of the settlers who came to Appalachia were of Scottish and Scots-Irish descent, and many of the enslaved people who were captured and brought here against their will were from the area around Mali. The culture they brought with them enriches our lives in forms new and old. This Festival gave visitors the opportunity to recognize the artistic excellence in all three cultures.

The 2003 Festival took place during two five-day weeks (June 25-29 and July 2-6) between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive and between 9th Street and 13th Street, south of the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of Natural History (see site plan). It featured three programs and several special events.

The 2003 Program Book included schedules and participant lists for each program; essays provided background on the Festival and on each of the programs.

The Festival was co-presented by the Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service and organized by the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Richard Kurin, Director; Richard Kennedy, Deputy Director; Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Diana Parker, Festival Director; Stephen Kidd, Project Manager; Carla M. Borden, Publications Manager, Chief Editor; Arlene L. Reiniger, Program Specialist; Charlie Weber, Media Specialist; Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: Daniel Sheehy, Director; Anthony Seeger, Director Emeritus; D.A. Sonneborn, Assistant Director; Ralph Rinzler Archives: Jeffrey Place, Archivist; Stephanie Smith, Assistant Archivist; Save Our Sounds: Frank Proschan, Project Director; Smithsonian Global Sound: Jon Kertzer, Project Director; Cultural Heritage Policy: James Early, Director; Cultural Research and Education: Olivia Cadaval, Chair; Thomas Vennum, Jr., Senior Ethnomusicologist Emeritus; Betty J. Belanus, Olivia Cadaval, Nancy Groce, Marjorie Hunt, Diana Baird N'Diaye, Peter Seitel, Cynthia Vidaurri, Nilda Villalta, Curators, Folklorists, Education and Cultural Specialists; John W. Franklin, Program Manager; Heather Diamond, Anthony McCann, Emily Satterwhite, Jay Straker, Fellows; Roland Freeman, Ivan Karp, Corinne Kratz, Worth Long, René López, Kate Rinzler, Laura Schneider, Rajeev Sethi, Chucho Valdez, Research Associates

Folklife Advisory Council

Kurt Dewhurst (chair), Judy Mitoma (vice-chair), Anthony Gittens, Pat Jasper, Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Enrique Lamadrid, J. Scott Raecker, Bernice Johnson Reagan, Gilbert Sprauve, Jack Tchen, Ricardo Trimillos

Folkways Advisory Board

Michael Asch (chair), Phyllis Barney, Hal Cannon, Don De Vito, Ella Jenkins, Fred Silber, Daniel Sheehy

National Park Service

Fran P. Mainella, Director; Donald W. Murphy, Deputy Director; Terry R. Carlstrom, Regional Director, National Capital Region

Shared Stewardship of Collections:

The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://folklife.si.edu/archives#shared-stewardship.

Forms Part Of:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:

Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

Restrictions:

Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.

Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Folk festivals  Search this

Food habits  Search this

Folk art  Search this

arts and crafts  Search this

Folk music  Search this

World music  Search this

Folklore  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiocassettes

Digital images

Business records

Negatives

Videotapes

Sound recordings

Audiotapes

Notes

Correspondence

Video recordings

Contracts

Plans (drawings)

Memorandums

Slides (photographs)

Photographic prints

Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.2003

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk54ee7bf00-c7dc-4db0-b197-238dfedf2eef

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-2003

Creator:

National Museum of Natural History  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-08-23T15:30:46.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Natural History  Search this

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smithsonianNMNH

Data Source:

National Museum of Natural History

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianNMNH

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_1UTGfYN9BWY

Creator:

National Museum of Natural History  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-08-23T15:11:02.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Natural History  Search this

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smithsonianNMNH

Data Source:

National Museum of Natural History

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianNMNH

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_XiHOqxo5tpc

Creator:

National Museum of Natural History  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-08-23T15:33:55.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Natural History  Search this

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smithsonianNMNH

Data Source:

National Museum of Natural History

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianNMNH

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_bZBliVV6210

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2011-09-27T21:06:02.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

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SmithsonianVideos

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianVideos

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_vaj8ih3x0G4

Collector:

A. Cissé  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Colline, sol sablo-argileux  Search this

Place:

Koulouba, Bamako Capital District, Mali, Africa

Collection Date:

15 Aug 1973

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Commelinales Commelinaceae

Published Name:

Commelina erecta subsp. livingstonii (C.B. Clarke) J.K. Morton

Barcode:

00975441

USNM Number:

3648611

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/366fbc0c1-fafe-4eee-bc24-588405c820a4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11413221

Collector:

A. Cissé  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Colline, sable argileux  Search this

Place:

Koulouba, Bamako Capital District, Mali, Africa

Collection Date:

1 Jul 1973

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Commelinales Commelinaceae

Published Name:

Aneilema lanceolatum Benth. subsp. lanceolatum

Barcode:

00975442

USNM Number:

3648564

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/316517ac7-05c1-4d2f-b568-a4d6ae015a23

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11413222

Creator:

National Museum of Natural History  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-08-23T15:29:34.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Natural History  Search this

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smithsonianNMNH

Data Source:

National Museum of Natural History

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianNMNH

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_w36TFJdk6ro

Creator:

Human Studies Film Archives  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2011-03-17T18:16:05.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Anthropology  Search this

See more by:

HSFAFilmClips

Data Source:

Human Studies Film Archives

YouTube Channel:

HSFAFilmClips

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_V79-te4vVrk

Biogeographical Region:

22 - West Tropical Africa  Search this

Collector:

D. N'Golo  Search this

Place:

Colline de Kama-Koulou, Sud-est de Bamako., Bamako Capital District, Mali, Africa

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1973

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae

Published Name:

Tephrosia mossiensis A. Chev.

Barcode:

02323652

USNM Number:

3674072

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38cba97f0-29c1-4d52-a786-73c895f651b5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13369428

Preparation:

Ethanol

Place:

Nara, Bamako, Mali, Africa

Collection Date:

12 Sep 1987

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Reptilia, Squamata, Sauria, Scincidae, Scincinae

Published Name:

Sphenops delislei

Accession Number:

378743

Other Numbers:

Field Number : 013

USNM Number:

283302

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Vertebrate Zoology

Amphibians & Reptiles

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Herpetology Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33f2cfed1-8200-43dd-b4b3-6a01266bbe7e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_6148009

Recorder:

Alberts, Arthur S., 1910-1986  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Culture:

Côte d'Ivoire  Search this

Baule (African people)  Search this

Ashanti (African people)  Search this

Bambara (African people)  Search this

Mossi (African people)  Search this

Kissi (African people)  Search this

Loma (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Phonograph records

Place:

Ghana

Accra (Ghana)

Burkina Faso

Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)

Mali

Bamako (Mali)

Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

Guinea

Kissidougou (Guinea : Region)

Liberia

Date:

196x

Contents:

Baouler Bush "Calamity song" --Baouler Bush "Celebration song" --Barrel drums and gong-gong --Prince's dance --Gold Coast talking drums --Anansi --Battle song --Muezzin's song -- Mossi chant --Children's songs --Two pagan dances --Song to Allah --Bambara dance --Mossi Emperor's court music -- Kissi flute music -- Kahira --Doubajabija --Malinker love song -- Two Buzi (Loma) harp songs --Mano work song --Fanti jamboree.

Track Information:

101 Spirit Songs of the Baoule Bush / Rattle (Musical instrument),Gong,Square drum,Circle drum.

102 Celebration Song.

103 Gold Coast Drums - Barrel Drums and Gong-Gong / Gong.

104 Prince's Dance.

105 Gold Coast Talking Drums.

106 Anansi / Twi language.

107 Battle Song: Moslem Songs of the Gold Coast Northern Territory.

108 Muezzin's Song: Moslem Songs of the Gold Coast Northern Territory.

109 Mossi Chant: Moslem Songs of the Gold Coast Northern Territory.

110 Gold Coast Children's Folk and War Songs and Mano Fish Song.

111 Pagan Dance / Balafon.

201 Songs to Allah and Bambara Dance / Balafon.

202 Mossi Emporer's Court Music "In Praise of the Moro Naba" and Imperial Drums / Violin,Hourglass drum.

203 Kissi Flute Music "Welcome to the White Chief" and Ancient Kissi Dance / Flute.

204 Soudanese Wandering Minstrels "Kahira" / Kora,Guitar.

205 Soudanese Minstrels - "Doubajabija" / Kora.

206 Malinke Love Song / Banjo.

207 Buzi (Loma) Harp Songs "Woman Refuse the Ring" and Buzi Dance / Lyre.

108 Mano Work Song.

209 Fanti Jamboree / Square drum.

112 Pagan Dance / Balafon.

208 Mano Work Song.

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-LP-2350

Riverside.4001

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

New York Riverside 196x

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Liberia, Kissidougou (Guinea : Region), Guinea, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Bamako (Mali), Mali, Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), Burkina Faso, Accra (Ghana), Ghana.

General:

"Portions of this LP are from the 78 rpm, 3-album set, "Tribal, Folk and Cafer Music of West Africa." Program notes on container. Performer(s): Performances are by various native musicians. Production notes: Recorded in West Africa 1949 by Arthur S. and Lois Alberts.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

World music anthologies  Search this

Rattle (Musical instrument)  Search this

Gong  Search this

Square drum  Search this

Circle drum  Search this

Balos  Search this

Violin  Search this

Hourglass drum  Search this

Flute  Search this

Kora (Musical instrument)  Search this

Guitar  Search this

Banjo  Search this

Lyre  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-2350

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c3e1bc61-b2dc-4b13-9d97-26fbca13f6f4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref17252

Manufactured by:

Batex-CI, Malian, founded 2005  Search this

Subject of:

President Barack Obama, American, born 1961  Search this

First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964  Search this

Medium:

cotton

Dimensions:

H x W: 45 1/2 × 77 15/16 in. (115.5 × 198 cm)

Horizontal Repeat: 25 in. (63.5 cm)

Type:

textiles

portraits

Place made:

Bamako, District de Bamako, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Date:

2008

Topic:

African American  Search this

Africa  Search this

African diaspora  Search this

Design  Search this

Identity  Search this

Politics  Search this

Textile design  Search this

U.S. History, 2001-  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley

Object number:

2017.16.4

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Textiles

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd599d4bf46-bee6-40e9-8b06-deb7cf8c57a0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.16.4

Collector:

D. N'Golo  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Cuirasse latéritique.  Search this

Place:

2e piste touristique (Banako)., Kourouba, Bamako Capital District, Mali, Africa

Collection Date:

15 Aug 1973

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Commelinales Commelinaceae

Published Name:

Cyanotis lanata Benth.

Barcode:

00975474

USNM Number:

3648586

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/334445e2a-a671-4b51-a740-2ded4b6e94dd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11413650

Biogeographical Region:

African Terrestrial  Search this

Collector:

M. Serpette  Search this

Place:

Bamako, Bamako Capital District, Mali, Africa

Collection Date:

Aug 1953

Taxonomy:

Eubacteria Cyanobacteria Chroococcales Chroococcaceae

Published Name:

Anacystis montana

Barcode:

02732434

USNM Number:

101267

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Botany

Algae

Collection of Francis Drouet

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/306e57d17-c465-45bc-9cda-1be2b26e7144

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2384384

Author:

Conference on Manding Studies (1972 : University of London)  Search this

Physical description:

v. ; 33 cm

Type:

Congresses

Place:

Mali

Date:

1995

1972

Topic:

Social life and customs  Search this

Ethnology  Search this

Call number:

DT474.6.M36 C74 1972

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_482744

Author:

Skinner, Ryan Thomas  Search this

Physical description:

233 pages illustrations, maps 22 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Mali

Bamako

Bamako (Mali)

Date:

2015

Topic:

Music--Moral and ethical aspects  Search this

Musicians--Social conditions  Search this

Ethnomusicology  Search this

Group identity  Search this

Group identity in the performing arts  Search this

Mandingo (African people)--Ethnic identity  Search this

City and town life  Search this

Musique--Aspect moral  Search this

Musiciens--Conditions sociales  Search this

Ethnomusicologie  Search this

Identité collective  Search this

Identité collective dans les arts du spectacle  Search this

Mandingue (Peuple d'Afrique)--Identité ethnique  Search this

Vie urbaine  Search this

Social conditions  Search this

Ethik  Search this

Gruppenidentität  Search this

Musik  Search this

Musiker  Search this

Musikethnologie  Search this

Politik  Search this

Soziale Situation  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1155752

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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Marli Shamir collection

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c5155d06-bf33-40ad-a358-bc1731c83cfe

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-2013-009

Photographer:

DeCorse, Christopher R.  Search this

Collection Photographer:

DeCorse, Christopher R.  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Mali

Date:

1980

Scope and Contents:

The Grand Mosque in Bamako; Taken during August 1980 on my trip with Dale Williams. The date on the slide is AUG 80.

Local Numbers:

MA-34-11

S 2 MAL 34.11 CDC 80

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:

Ritual and celebration -- Photographs  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

See more items in:

Christopher DeCorse photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7797856ba-e8c8-4ad0-9caa-a40ce8da6849

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1993-028-ref2487

Photographer:

DeCorse, Christopher R.  Search this

Collection Photographer:

DeCorse, Christopher R.  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Mali

Date:

1980

Scope and Contents:

A deer at the Bamako zoo; Taken during August 1980 on my trip with Dale Williams. The date on the slide is AUG 80.

Local Numbers:

MA-34-12

V 1 MAL 34.12 CDC 80

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:

Ritual and celebration -- Photographs  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

See more items in:

Christopher DeCorse photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo749681994-01e7-425d-bd9d-c10667db621e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1993-028-ref2488