Zebu cattle, donkeys and goats, Abouza, Zinder-Tanout region, Niger

Object Details

Local Numbers: EENG-IV-6, 11.
General: Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note: Typed index card reads, "M 1 Brr. Bororo. Niger, Zinder-Tanout, Abouza. Men, cattle and donkeys. 6/1970. EE. neg.no. IV-6, 11." 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: "The Wodaabe are pastoral nomads who keep mahogany-coloured cattle. Their main interest is Zebu cattle. Cattle are kept for daily milk, and milk is the best food in this world, the Wodaabe say. They do not often kill a cow for meat, except on special occasions. Besides Zebu cattle, the Wodaabe keep sheep, goats, donkeys and camels. only some Wodaabe own camels (riding camels and transport camels). They are the rich among the Wodaabe and those who live near the Sahara, close to the Tuaregs." [Bovin M., 2001: Nomads Who Cultivate Beauty. Nordiska afrikainstitutet]. 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.