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Offering to protect the farm of Musa Turay at the Yalunka village of Soronkuri

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: "A picture of juju to protect the farm of Musa Turay at the Yalunka village of Soronkuri. Trip to Kamba, June 1979. The date on the slide is AUG 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 ↗

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

Catalog reference: EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1635

Collection: Christopher DeCorse photographs

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