Barthelemy Akre, Chief of the Catholics, Anna village, Ivory Coast
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- EENG-XIII-20, 8A.
- General
- Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
- Local Note
- Typed index card reads, "C 2 Ebr. Ebrie. Ivory Coast, Anna. Barthelemy Akre, Chief of the Catholics, Anna. 4/5/1972. EE. neg.no. XIII-20, 8A." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
- Photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Collection Photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Place
- Africa
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Topic
- Leaders
- Clothing and dress -- Africa
- Photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Culture
- Kyaman (African people)
- See more items in
- Eliot Elisofon Field collection
- Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Côte d'Ivoire
- Extent
- 1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
- Date
- 1972
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 01079
- 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. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
- Genre/Form
- Black-and-white negatives
- Negatives
- Scope and Contents
- The photograph depicts Ebrie (now Kyaman) dignitary wearing prestige clothes and regalias. "During the colonial period the French sought to consolidate their authority over the peoples of the south-eastern region by creating district and cantonal chiefs. Though untraditional, these offices have survived, and their occupants have increasingly sought to gain status by adopting Akan-style regalia (as have the few traditional paramount chiefs in the region)." [Timothy F. Garrard, 1989: Gold of Africa, Prestel]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for National Geographic and traveled to Africa from January 19, 1972 to mid April 1972.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536870822481-1536871013542-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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