Object Details
- Local Numbers
- H 3 LLU 2.1.2 EE 70
- General
- Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
- Local Note
- A26
- Frame value is 20.
- Slide No. H 3 LLU 2.1.2 EE 70
- Photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Collection Photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Place
- Africa
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Occupation
- Artists
- Topic
- Women
- Pottery
- Photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Culture
- Lulua (African people)
- See more items in
- Eliot Elisofon Field collection
- Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Bakwa Balaie Village, Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Extent
- 1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
- Date
- 1970
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 7333
- Type
- Archival materials
- Slides (photographs)
- Color slides
- Collection Citation
- Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Color slides
- Scope and Contents
- "While potters may appear anonymous, individuals or groups of potter can gain regional reputations. The western Kasai region of south-central Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) and the region near the Lulua River and the Sankuru River are known for the fine terra cotta cooking pots. Potting skills are transferred from generation to generation in different ways. Traditions are past from mother to daughter in areas where there are good clay sources and long-standing traditions of pot making." [Darish P., 1990: Fired Brilliance: Ceramic Vessels from Zaire. University of Missouri-Kansas City Gallery of Art]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536955032661-1536955037478-0
