The Elephant Hunter Nja-Délé with a Stick Insect, Central African Republic, Ed van der Elsken, 1957

Title(s)

The Elephant Hunter Nja-Délé with a Stick Insect, Central African Republic
Portret van olifantenjager Nja Délé met wandelende tak

Object type

• photograph

Object number

RP-F-2005-107-9

Inscriptions / marks

• annotation: ‘Return [?] Photo & copyright Ed Van der Elsken French Equatorial Africa [?] July 31, 1959’

Artist

• Ed van der Elsken (mentioned on object)

Place

Afrika

Dating

31-Jul-1957

Physical features

gelatin silver print

Material

• photographic support
• cardboard

Technique

gelatin silver print

Measurements

height 235 mm × width 177 mm
height 337 mm × width 229 mm

What

• historical persons
• insects

Who

• Nja Délé

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery, the Paul Huf Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds and the Johan Huizinga Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds

Acquisition

purchase 2005

Copyright

Ed van der Elsken/Nederlands Fotomuseum

• Bagara : foto's uit Equatoriaal Afrika, Ed van der Elsken, Jan Vrijman, p. 13