A picture of a very old Fula cap maker in Bindi holding one of his hand-embroidered hats

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Donor notes read: "A picture of a very old Fula cap maker in Bindi holding one of his hats; the cap is all hand embroidered; the man was originally from Timbo in Guinea; Simon [Ottenberg] knew of a number of tailors and traders that came from there. Taken on a trip to Bindi with Simon Ottenberg, July 6, 1980. The date on the slide is JUL 80.".

Collection

Christopher DeCorse photographs

Archival grouping

Christopher DeCorse photographs / Sierra Leone

Catalog date

1980

Recorded places

Africa; Sierra Leone

Cataloged creator or photographer

DeCorse, Christopher R

Recorded subjects

Artists; Artisan

Format and extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

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