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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Christopher DeCorse photographs, EEPA 1993-028
Summary
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1993-028
- Creators:
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DeCorse, Christopher R.
- Dates:
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1978-1987
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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2363 Slides (photographs)(6 v.)color2,363 Copy color slides
- Repository:
Photographs taken by Christopher DeCorse during his travels in Ghana, Gambia, Senegal, Mali and Cote d'Ivoire.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of slides taken by Christopher Decorse during his trips to Senegal, Mali, Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Ghana in the 1980s.
The Ghanian images include scenes of Akwasidae festival celebrations, archaeological sites in Daccubie and Frederiksgave, Elmina's Bakatue festival, Fort Amsterdam in Abanzi, the Black Volta river, and various museums. Images of Sierra Leone include views of Freetown, Fourah Bay College, markets, a national dance troupe performance, and farms. Also includes images from Goree island in Senegal, Mopti and Dogon villages in Mali, harbor scenes in Banjul Gambia, and the stone circles in Wasu.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Christopher Decorse is an archaeologist and anthropologist specializing in the archaeology, ethnohistory, and ethnography of Sub-Saharan Africa. In the 1970s and 1980s, Decorse traveled in several African countries to study archaeological sites, museums, and villages. As of 2023, Decorse is a professor and Chair of the Anthropology Department at Syracuse University.
Administration
Custodial History note
Donated by Christopher DeCorse, 1993.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Conditions Governing Access note
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Keywords
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Mali | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Senegal | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Color slides | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Africa | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Gambia | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ghana | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Côte d'Ivoire | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
National Museum of African Art
P.O. Box 37012
MRC 708
Washington, DC 20013-7012
Business Number: Phone: 202-633-4690
Fax Number: Fax: 202-357-4879
elisofonarchives@si.edu