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Tata Somba [Somba house], Natitingou, Benin

2004 November 15

Natitingou (Benin)

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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.

Tata Somba [Somba house] compounds are round and fortified. Original Carousel number, 3, slide number, 84.

Collection
Michael and Linda Doochin Collection
Archival grouping
Michael and Linda Doochin Collection / Benin
Catalog date
2004 November 15
Recorded places
Natitingou (Benin)
Cataloged creator or photographer
Doochin, Michael D.; Kartoz-Doochin, Linda
Recorded subjects
Taneka (African people)
Format and extent
1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm)
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This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0351

Collection: Michael and Linda Doochin Collection

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