Lega village within a hillside clearing, Bashi village, Congo (Democratic Republic)
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- T 3 LGA 32 EE 67
- General
- Citation source: Dr. Elisabeth L. Cameron, Fowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA.
- Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
- Exhibitions Note
- "Art of the Lega: Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa," held by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, from October 5, 2002 through May 4, 2003. LL02-0215
- Local Note
- Frame value is 30.
- Photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Collection Photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Place
- Africa
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Topic
- Cultural landscapes
- Vernacular architecture
- Photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Culture
- Lega (African people)
- See more items in
- Eliot Elisofon Field collection
- Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Bashi Village, Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Extent
- 1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
- Date
- 1967
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 16794
- Type
- Archival materials
- Slides (photographs)
- Color slides
- 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.
- Bibliography
- Art of the Lega (Los Angeles, CA: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 2001). LL01-0586
- Genre/Form
- Color slides
- Scope and Contents
- "The Lega village (kyumo) is traditionally built on a hill in a more or less natural clearing 'kilungulabo' of primary rain forest. It consists of two parallel rows (mikeke) of contiguous huts, a plan that creates an impression of longhouses. The open space (mulungu) between the two rows of houses serves as main street, a dance floor, and a public place." [Biebuyck D., 1973: Lega Culture. University of California Press]. During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited the Lega people at Shabunda and its surroundings in the Maniema district. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Broadcasting Company and traveled to Africa from early December 1966 to early February 1967.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536955032661-1536955037493-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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