Yoruba hunter, Nigeria

Object Details

Local Numbers: EENG-II-5, 7.
General: Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note: Typed index card reads, "L 2 Yrb. Yoruba. Nigeria. Hunter. 5/1970. EE. neg.no. II-5, 7." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

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Archival Repository: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

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.

Scope and Contents: 'These hunters are so fond of forest life that we say: 'Igbe ni gboro ode'. The forest is the hunter's town centre. Hunters exploit the occasion of disputes as to who actually makes a kill of a game animal to educate themselves on moral and ethical issues which go a long way to strengthen the individual's moral instinct which he uses to influence the people with whom he comes in contact." [Bade Ajuwon: The Yoruba Hunter as an Agent of Moral Control in the community. Nigerian Journal of the Humanities. No. 4 September 1980]. 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.