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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Tetela Mask photograph, EEPA 1994-003, 1924
Summary
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1994-003
- Dates:
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1924
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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2 Negatives (photographic)(dupe negs)black & white4 x 5 in.1 Prints (visual works)black & white8 x 10 in.1 Negatives (photographic)black & white8 x 11.5 cm.
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1
Photograph by Major John Noble White of a mask worn by the Tetela people, Kasongo village, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1924. The mask pictured in the photograph was received by the National Museum of African Art in 1984 and is assigned the registration number 84-6-6.
Arrangement note
Arrangement note
Image indexed by negative number.
Administration
Author
Paul Wood
Custodial History note
Received, 1984.
Using the Collection
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Keywords
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Africa | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Congo (Democratic Republic) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
National Museum of African Art
P.O. Box 37012
MRC 708
Washington, DC 20013-7012
elisofonarchives@si.edu