Links.: Archive of Malian Photography.archives of Mamadou Cissé, Adama Kouyaté, Abdourahmane Sakaly, Malick Sidibé, and Tijani Sitou


Archive of Malian Photography provides access to preserved & digitized collections of five important photographers in Mali.

Since 2011, our collaborative team of US and Malian conservators has been cleaning, scanning, cataloging, and rehousing circa 100,000 photographic negatives from the archives of Mamadou Cissé, Adama Kouyaté, Abdourahmane Sakaly, Malick Sidibé, and Tijani Sitou for long-term preservation and access.

Adama Kouyaté

Bouaké, Ivory Coast
January 1967
Two ladies are laying on a mat with a paot of flower, evryone is wearing a Boubou (loose-fitting) robe.
Deux femmes couchées sur une natte, elles portent chacune une robe de tissu avec un pot de fleur.
Unique Identifier: NEH_KOUYATE001_196701_065
Box Number: NEH_KOUYATE001