arjuna-vallabha:  Balinese dancer, photo by Eliot Elisofon

arjuna-vallabha: Balinese dancer, photo by Eliot Elisofon

legrandcirque:  Village girls dancing. Photograph by Eliot Elisofon.

legrandcirque: Village girls dancing. Photograph by Eliot Elisofon.

ukpuru:  Kyaman goldsmith applying wax strips to the clay core

ukpuru: Kyaman goldsmith applying wax strips to the clay core

a–fri–ca:  Mangbetu women’s clothing, Medje village,

a–fri–ca: Mangbetu women’s clothing, Medje village,

d-ici-et-d-ailleurs:Shilluk, Soudan, 1950 par Eliot Elisofon 

d-ici-et-d-ailleurs:Shilluk, Soudan, 1950 par Eliot Elisofon 

humanoidhistory:  A female paratrooper training near Kinshasa

humanoidhistory: A female paratrooper training near Kinshasa

ceremony2000:  Nuer tribesman. Location: Sudan Date taken: June

ceremony2000: Nuer tribesman. Location: Sudan Date taken: June

Via Vintage Congo:Kuba hatmaker, Mushenge, Congo, 1971 by Eliot

Via Vintage Congo:Kuba hatmaker, Mushenge, Congo, 1971 by Eliot

congo-mondele:  Photograph by Eliot Elisofon. Belgian Congo,

congo-mondele: Photograph by Eliot Elisofon. Belgian Congo,

s-h-o-w-a:  Kyoto, Japan, 1961 by Eliot Elisofon

s-h-o-w-a: Kyoto, Japan, 1961 by Eliot Elisofon

electripipedream:  Photograph by Eliot ElisofonMarcel Duchamp1952

electripipedream: Photograph by Eliot ElisofonMarcel Duchamp1952

kilele:   Student hairstyles of the seventies, Congo   photographs

kilele: Student hairstyles of the seventies, Congo   photographs

vintagecongo:Students at Protestant secondary school, Mbandaka,

vintagecongo:Students at Protestant secondary school, Mbandaka,

lokoja:Yoruba woman with hair wrapped in black thread in Ife,

lokoja:Yoruba woman with hair wrapped in black thread in Ife,

humanoidhistory:Colossi of Memnon at the mortuary temple of Amenhotep

humanoidhistory:Colossi of Memnon at the mortuary temple of Amenhotep

s-h-o-w-a: Geisha girls at the Uruwashi nightclub, Japan, 1962

s-h-o-w-a: Geisha girls at the Uruwashi nightclub, Japan, 1962

my-retro-vintage:Night fishing in Hawaii    by Eliot Elisofon     

my-retro-vintage:Night fishing in Hawaii    by Eliot Elisofon     

callmehashimoto:    Woman doing elaborate hairstyle on the Congo

callmehashimoto: Woman doing elaborate hairstyle on the Congo

itswadestore:  By Eliot Elisofon near the Congo River, 1967.

itswadestore: By Eliot Elisofon near the Congo River, 1967.

my-retro-vintage:Night fishing in Hawaii    by Eliot Elisofon     

my-retro-vintage:Night fishing in Hawaii    by Eliot Elisofon     

unrar:  Irigwe dancers in 1959, Miangovillage, Jos Plateau, Nigeria.

unrar: Irigwe dancers in 1959, Miangovillage, Jos Plateau, Nigeria.

itswadestore:  Mbombio, Chief Mogendo’s principal wife, Medje

itswadestore: Mbombio, Chief Mogendo’s principal wife, Medje

enidglass:Girls in frangipani blossoms swirling in a frenzied

enidglass:Girls in frangipani blossoms swirling in a frenzied

vintagecongo:  Pool at the Funa Club, Kinshasa, Congo Eliot

vintagecongo: Pool at the Funa Club, Kinshasa, Congo Eliot

electronicsquid:  Katharine Hepburn (Eliot Elisofon. 1952)

electronicsquid: Katharine Hepburn (Eliot Elisofon. 1952)

BATHING BEAUTIES - ATLANTIC CITY -   ELIOT ELISOFON - 1942

BATHING BEAUTIES - ATLANTIC CITY -  ELIOT ELISOFON - 1942

vintagecongo:  Congo, Traditional Mangbetu hairstyle called

vintagecongo: Congo, Traditional Mangbetu hairstyle called

humanoidhistory:  Camel caravan passing by the pyramids of Giza

humanoidhistory: Camel caravan passing by the pyramids of Giza

puzzle2:wayworld:“Yoruba woman with hair wrapped in black

puzzle2:wayworld:“Yoruba woman with hair wrapped in black

humanoidhistory:  The Colossi of Memnon at the Necropolis of

humanoidhistory: The Colossi of Memnon at the Necropolis of

shotmen:Life - Soldiers swim in Roman Baths at Gafsa - Eliot

shotmen:Life - Soldiers swim in Roman Baths at Gafsa - Eliot

vintagecongo:  Students at Protestant secondary school, Mbandaka,

vintagecongo: Students at Protestant secondary school, Mbandaka,

kita-cowrie:  unrar:  Irigwe dancers in 1959, Miangovillage,

kita-cowrie: unrar: Irigwe dancers in 1959, Miangovillage,

1bohemian:    Life - Soldiers swim in Roman Baths at Gafsa -

1bohemian: Life - Soldiers swim in Roman Baths at Gafsa -

Eliot Elisofon - Judy Holliday boning up on use of guns in scene

Eliot Elisofon - Judy Holliday boning up on use of guns in scene

 Eliot Elisofon: A US Navy flier and his date smoking on the

Eliot Elisofon: A US Navy flier and his date smoking on the