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Mushenge Art School, Mushenge, Congo (Democratic Republic), slide
- Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
- Organization
- Image indexed by negative number
- Summary
- The photograph depicts class directed by Father Cyprien L. Herbers. The school was founded in 1950 by Father D'Haenens. 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.
- Repository Loc.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, 950 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20560-0708
- Topic
- Artists
- Wood-carving
- Education
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives
- Restrictions & Rights
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- photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Physical description
- slide : col
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- Eliot Elisofon Field photographs 1942-1972
- 1972
- Place
- Africa
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Type
- Color slides
- Local number
- H 3 KBA 24.3.2 EE 72
- EEPA EECL 7318
- Culture
- Kuba (African people)
