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A Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti, Bunia, Congo (Democratic Republic)

National Museum of African Art

Object Details

Local Numbers
EENG-I-26, 47.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "V 3 Zai. Zaire. Bunia. Copper-tailed white-nosed monkey (Cercoithecus nictitans schmidti) in captivity. 4/1970. EE. neg.no. I-26, 47." 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
Animals -- Africa
Mammals
Captive wild animals
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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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 08118
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. Where noted, some images remain under the copyright of Life/Shutterstock. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Scope and Contents
The photograph depicts a Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti. This guenon is known by several common names: red-tailed monkey, white spot-nosed monkey, and Schmidt's spot-nosed guenon. All together they give a pretty good description of this charming, sociable monkey. They have white noses and long red tails. Their tails help them balance as they move through the trees where they spend most of their time looking for fruits, leaves, and insects. Schmidt's spot-nosed guenons can live in large groups of up to 50 monkeys, but when things get too crowded for the amount of food available, the troop may split into smaller groups. According to Kingdon (1997) the Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti (Uganda red-tail guenon) lives north of the Congo River from the Ubangi River to Uganda and west Kenya and east of the Lualaba River to the Lukuga River. During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited Bunia and its surroundings, near Lake Albert. 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.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871013228-3
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a01cfe25-875f-46dc-b893-261aa21565e4

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