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Drummers, especially the bands of itinerant ones, play in modern West African society a role as important as that of the troubadors of medieval Europe in their time and, like them, are being killed by the spread of literacy. (I.B. #184)
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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.
Cataloged as “Drummers, especially the bands of itinerant ones, play in modern West African society a role as important as that of the troubadors of medieval Europe in their time and, like them, are being killed by the spread of literacy. (I.B. #184)” (Photographs [32056000110167]).
- Collection
- William Ian Brinkworth collection
- Archival grouping
- William Ian Brinkworth collection / Series 1: Black and White Photographs / Drummers
- Cataloged creator or photographer
- Brinkworth, William Ian
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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 ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.2008-009, Item EEPA.2008-009-0269
Collection: William Ian Brinkworth collection
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