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Koranko girls holding some country pots at the village of Karafia

1979

Africa; Sierra Leone

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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.

Donor notes read: "Koranko girls holding some country pots at the village of Karafia; the pots were made in Guinea and sold at the market at Walia, Sierra Leone; Karafia is on the Mongo road near the junction with the road that goes up to Walia. The date on the slide is JUN 79.".

Collection
Christopher DeCorse photographs
Archival grouping
Christopher DeCorse photographs / Sierra Leone
Catalog date
1979
Recorded places
Africa; Sierra Leone
Cataloged creator or photographer
DeCorse, Christopher R
Recorded subjects
Art in situ -- Photographs; Works of art in situ
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 ↗

Source collection ↗

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

Catalog reference: EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1500

Collection: Christopher DeCorse photographs

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