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A woman walking past Mirage Photo Ali Baba studio near Sandaga Market, Dakar, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A woman walking past Mirage Photo Ali Baba studio near Sandaga Market, Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060219
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A woman walking past tents in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Eritrea

2001

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Cataloged as “A woman walking past tents in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1785
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A woman walking past the Enda Mariam Cathedral, Asmara, Eritrea

1995

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Cataloged as “A woman walking past the Enda Mariam Cathedral, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0429
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A woman walking through a village carrying a bowl on her head, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A woman walking through a village carrying a bowl on her head, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1340
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A woman walking through a village of landcrete settlement dwellings with asbestos roofs, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A woman walking through a village of landcrete settlement dwellings with asbestos roofs, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1643
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A woman walking through her village carrying a storage jar on her head, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A woman walking through her village carrying a storage jar on her head, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0867
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A woman walking through her village, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A woman walking through her village, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0864
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A woman walking towards a well with a thatched roof in a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A woman walking towards a well with a thatched roof in a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2096
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A woman walking with her child past the Grand Mosque of Mopti, Mopti, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “A woman walking with her child past the Grand Mosque of Mopti, Mopti, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2708
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A woman washing a Bokolanfini fabric between layers of mud, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “A woman washing a Bokolanfini fabric between layers of mud, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2440
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A woman washing clothes on the shore of the Niger River with her child, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A woman washing clothes on the shore of the Niger River with her child, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1237
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A woman washing dishes on the shore of Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A woman washing dishes on the shore of Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1960
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A woman washing laundry on the bank of the Niger River outside of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A woman washing laundry on the bank of the Niger River outside of Bamako, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2075
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A woman watching a ferry come into Kabara port, Tombouctou, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A woman watching a ferry come into Kabara port, Tombouctou, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3083
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A woman watching President Bongo arrive at an Independence Day celebration, Franceville, Gabon

1972

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Cataloged as “A woman watching President Bongo arrive at an Independence Day celebration, Franceville, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3276
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A woman wearing a boubou while shopping at a market, Bamako, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “A woman wearing a boubou while shopping at a market, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2097
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A woman wearing Ake Nokwa regalia, Iviabua, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A woman wearing Ake Nokwa regalia, Iviabua, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4527
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A woman wearing an Aihmi Okakagbe Masquerade mask, Afowa, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A woman wearing an Aihmi Okakagbe Masquerade mask, Afowa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4988
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A woman wearing face paint performing in front of a crowd at an Ihuen Festival, Ekpoma, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A woman wearing face paint performing in front of a crowd at an Ihuen Festival, Ekpoma, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4407
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A woman wearing her own beadwork, Emebet, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A woman wearing her own beadwork, Emebet, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0102
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A woman weaving straw in her home in a Songhai village, near Tombouctou, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “A woman weaving straw in her home in a Songhai village, near Tombouctou, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3073
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A woman with a headscarf standing in front of a building in a war zone, Geleba, Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “A woman with a headscarf standing in front of a building in a war zone, Geleba, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1567
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A woman with an Omeshe Masquerader at an Olimi festival, Iddo, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “A woman with an Omeshe Masquerader at an Olimi festival, Iddo, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6570
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A woman with decorative facial scarring, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A woman with decorative facial scarring, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0445
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