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Historical photographs & visual records

A woman with face paint performing in front of a crowd at an Ihuen Festival, Ekpoma, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A woman with 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 2016-007-4398
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A woman with face paint sitting in front of a crowd of spectators at an Ihuen Festival, Ekpoma, Nigeria

1972

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

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4413
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

A Woman with Hanging Overalls

1978; printed 2005

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This image depicts a woman standing outside a glass shop front. She holds a piece of paper in her left hand and carries a plastic shopping bag over her left arm. She wears a scarf over her hair, a short coat, and pants. In the foreground are four small…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.197.6
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A woman with her child, carrying fruit on her head at a market, Bamako, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “A woman with her child, carrying fruit on her head at a market, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2098
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A woman with her child outside of a house in Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A woman with her child outside of a house in Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0470
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A woman with her children preparing food outside of their home on a street in Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A woman with her children preparing food outside of their home on a street in Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060057
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A woman with her two children in front of a stone wall in a village, Eritrea

2002

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Cataloged as “A woman with her two children in front of a stone wall in a village, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1991
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A woman with keloid decorative scarring and a shaved head sitting at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A woman with keloid decorative scarring and a shaved head sitting at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0751
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A woman working on a cooking fire in a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A woman working on a cooking fire in a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1678
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A woman working on a sculpture in Chapungu Sculpture Park, Harare, Zimbabwe

1995

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Cataloged as “A woman working on a sculpture in Chapungu Sculpture Park, Harare, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020050
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A women's group at an Otsa festival, Udaba-Ekperi, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A women's group at an Otsa festival, Udaba-Ekperi, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5504
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A women's group clapping at an Otsa festival, Udaba-Ekperi, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A women's group clapping at an Otsa festival, Udaba-Ekperi, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5505
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A wood carver named Ikpaikpa in his workshop, Osomegbe, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A wood carver named Ikpaikpa in his workshop, Osomegbe, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4650
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A wood carving displayed next to an axe blade at an exhibition in the Natural History Museum, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

1995

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Cataloged as “A wood carving displayed next to an axe blade at an exhibition in the Natural History Museum, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020133
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A wooden door of a building in Saint-Louis, Saint -Louis, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A wooden door of a building in Saint-Louis, Saint -Louis, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060130
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A wooden shelter constructed near Malinke houses in a village along the Route de Guinée, near Bamako, Mali

1969-1970

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Cataloged as “A wooden shelter constructed near Malinke houses in a village along the Route de Guinée, near Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2233
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A worksite of La Compagnie des mines d'uranium de Franceville (COMUF), Libreville, Gabon

1972

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Cataloged as “A worksite of La Compagnie des mines d'uranium de Franceville (COMUF), Libreville, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3261
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A worksite of La Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué (COMILOG), Libreville, Gabon

1972

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Cataloged as “A worksite of La Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué (COMILOG), Libreville, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3244
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A worksite of the Manzanar Project outside of Massawa, Eritrea

2001

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Cataloged as “A worksite of the Manzanar Project outside of Massawa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1810
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A worktable in a museum gallery at the IFAN Museum, Saint -Louis, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A worktable in a museum gallery at the IFAN Museum, Saint -Louis, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060091
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A World War II fortification on the west side of the island, Gorée, Senegal

October 1990

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Cataloged as “A World War II fortification on the west side of the island, Gorée, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-002, Item EEPA 1991-020142
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A woven art piece by an National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) artist, Asmara, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A woven art piece by an National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) artist, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0209
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A woven basket with a lid by an artisan from the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW), Asmara, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A woven basket with a lid by an artisan from the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW), Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0304
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A woven storage container, Asmara, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A woven storage container, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0265
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