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Historical photographs & visual records

Chief Idowu Laiye M.O. at Idowu ritual, Nigeria

1975-06-11

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Original text on slide reads, "Chief Idowu Laiye M.O. at Idowu ritual. One of those who officiated. No 1 Itasugbo St. Ikenne. Cloth honors a woman chief".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0946
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Historical photographs & visual records

Chief Long John's wives & family members

[18--]

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Original caption reads: "Long John wives & family, present a piece of Ivory to W.H. Himburg." A young girl holds the large piece of Ivory that is to be presented to Himbury.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-024, Item EEPA 1995-240039
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Chief Mazinyo and his family, Ankole kingdom

ca. 1901

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Cataloged as “Chief Mazinyo and his family, Ankole kingdom” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0127
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Chief Obajoko, Ile Obajoko

1981

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Cataloged as “Chief Obajoko, Ile Obajoko” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1169
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Chief Obajoko, wearing asho alaaro, Ile Obajoko

1982

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Cataloged as “Chief Obajoko, wearing asho alaaro, Ile Obajoko” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-3380
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Chief Obajoko with Egungun Alagbo

1981

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Cataloged as “Chief Obajoko with Egungun Alagbo” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1170
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Chief Obale holding his egungun staff, Ile Obale

1981

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Cataloged as “Chief Obale holding his egungun staff, Ile Obale” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1020
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Chief Odoode dressed as Ikegbe Chief

1977-07-12

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Cataloged as “Chief Odoode dressed as Ikegbe Chief” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1472
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Chief Odoode wearing asho alaaro, Ile Odoode

1982

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Cataloged as “Chief Odoode wearing asho alaaro, Ile Odoode” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-3381
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Chief Odoode wearing toga consisting of two cloths, Ile Odoode

1981

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Cataloged as “Chief Odoode wearing toga consisting of two cloths, Ile Odoode” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-3377
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Chief Olooko-Ila holding his egungun staff

1981

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Cataloged as “Chief Olooko-Ila holding his egungun staff” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1072
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Chief Osuma Leaving his Home, Ewere Festival, Nigeria

1981

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Cataloged as “Chief Osuma Leaving his Home, Ewere Festival, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1127
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Historical photographs & visual records

Chief Osuma's Hat

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Chief Osuma's Hat” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0565
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Chief's chair in chief's home in village, Bassar to Kara, Togo

2004 November 13

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Journey from Bassar to Kara, Chief's chair in chief's home in village on journey from Bassar to Kara. Original Carousel number, 3, slide number, 23.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0294
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Chiefs at Ile Obale for meeting regarding Odun Egungun

1981

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Cataloged as “Chiefs at Ile Obale for meeting regarding Odun Egungun” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1175
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Child behind Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s bar, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Child behind Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s bar".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1601
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MUSEUM OBJECT
negatives

Child in Open Casket, Post- Mortem

1948 - 1970s

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Child in Open Casket, Post- Mortem.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.4.71.B
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Child leaning out of home, Natitingou, Benin

2004 November 15

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Child leaning out of home. Original Carousel number, 3, slide number, 95.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0360
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Child leans against family lakanas [boats], Ifaty, Madagascar

2003-09-04

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Original Carousel 18, slide 89.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2275
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Child Of The Street - 1970

1970; printed 2014

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A black-and-white gelatin silver print of a boy. The close up portrait is focused on his face. His head is tilted slightly to his left side and he is looking up. The proper left side of his face is obscured by shadow. An adhesive label on the verso has the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.206.11
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Child returning home to his house in Tombouctou, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Child returning home to his house in Tombouctou, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0698
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Child's Garment — Series 9: Textiles

circa 1930s

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Child's garment, white. 14 7/8 x 20 1/2 in.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref828
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Child's green gingham dress and pink pinafore

1960-1970

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A child’s (a) green gingham dress and (b) pink pinafore. The cotton blend dress features a white and green gingham pattern with hand painted acrylic pink roses. The roses are arranged around the fabric in groups of one to four and are surrounded by piled…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.642ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Child's hat attributed to Benjamin Sheppard

1860-1865

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A child's coiled-grass hat made of rush, cotton string and John's island reed by Benjamin Sheppard. The rush and reed fibers have been coiled and sewn together with cotton string to form a circular hat with a flat, slightly uneven crown and flat, circular…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.13
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