Object Details
- Local Numbers
- EENG-I-3, 9.
- General
- Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
- Local Note
- Typed index card reads, "F 3 Mng. Mangbetu. Zaire, Medje (sw or Isiro). Musicians accompanying circle dance, nebembo. 3/1970. EE. neg.no. I-3, 9." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
- Photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Collection Photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Place
- Africa
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Topic
- Music
- Musical instruments
- Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa
- Clothing and dress -- Africa
- Photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Culture
- Mangbetu (African people)
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- Eliot Elisofon Field collection
- Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EENG / 1970
- Extent
- 1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
- Date
- 1970
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 02464
- Type
- Archival materials
- Negatives (photographic)
- 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
- 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
- Black-and-white negatives
- Negatives
- Scope and Contents
- The photograph depicts Chief Mogendo's court orchestra. "The Mangbetu continue the tradition of the court orchestra with the same kinds of instruments played early in the century. Here the orchestra, including conical skin drums, large flat slit drum (nemandru), slit drums standing on legs or pads (also called talking drums), rattles, and a double iron bell (nengbongbo), plays while men and women perform dances and songs, part of all Mangbetu court music." [Schildkrout E., Keim C., 1990: African Reflections, University of Washington Press]. During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited the Mangbetu people living in Medje village, southwest of Isiro. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for National Geographic and 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-1536870822481-1536871012988-3
