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Households

1972

Africa

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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.

The Village of Ganvier is called "Village Lacustre" or Lake village is "on" Lake Nokoue and is only accessible by boat. The Lake Village of Ganvier 1971. The date on the slide is NOV71 .

Collection
Ivan Livingstone photographs
Catalog date
1972
Recorded places
Africa
Cataloged creator or photographer
Livingstone, Ivan
Recorded subjects
Domestic scenes -- Photographs; Republic of Benin -- Photographs; Households
Format and extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
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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 ↗

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

Catalog reference: sova.eepa.1996-004_ref597

Collection: Ivan Livingstone photographs

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