Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Tetela Mask photograph, EEPA 1994-003, 1924

Summary

Collection ID:
EEPA.1994-003
Dates:
1924
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
2 Negatives (photographic)
(dupe negs)
black & white
4 x 5 in.
1 Prints (visual works)
black & white
8 x 10 in.
1 Negatives (photographic)
black & white
8 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

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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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
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Washington, DC 20013-7012
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