Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Christopher DeCorse photographs, EEPA 1993-028

Summary

Collection ID:
EEPA.1993-028
Creators:
DeCorse, Christopher R.
Dates:
1978-1987
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
2363 Slides (photographs)
(6 v.)
color
2,363 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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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
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