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A young girl standing in the doorway of her shelter made of palm fronds in a nomad village, north of Mopti, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “A young girl standing in the doorway of her shelter made of palm fronds in a nomad village, north of Mopti, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2856
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A young girl sucking her thumb, outside of Nakfa, Eritrea

2001

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Cataloged as “A young girl sucking her thumb, outside of Nakfa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1844
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A young girl walking down a street in Saint-Louis, Saint -Louis, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A young girl walking down a street in Saint-Louis, Saint -Louis, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060119
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A young girl walking past an Ogbedughulu Shrine, Ogiriga, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “A young girl walking past an Ogbedughulu Shrine, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6219
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A young girl wearing a necklace, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young girl wearing a necklace, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2277
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A young girl wearing blue beads, Ethiopia

1973-1974

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Cataloged as “A young girl wearing blue beads, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-013, Item EEPA 2013-013-0019
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A young girl with a braided hairstyle, Ibadan, Nigeria

1971

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Cataloged as “A young girl with a braided hairstyle, Ibadan, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4013
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A young girl with a t-shirt and headscarf at a school, Barentu region, Eritrea

1996

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Cataloged as “A young girl with a t-shirt and headscarf at a school, Barentu region, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1459
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A young girl with an atsu design in body paint, Ogute, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “A young girl with an atsu design in body paint, Ogute, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5796
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A young girl with body paint, Ogute, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “A young girl with body paint, Ogute, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5797
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A young girl with face paint and a heart necklace, Okpella, Nigeria

circa 1973

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Cataloged as “A young girl with face paint and a heart necklace, Okpella, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-7163
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A young girl with headscarf waiting to be seen by Dr. B.B. Waddy, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young girl with headscarf waiting to be seen by Dr. B.B. Waddy, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1246
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A young girl with her birthday candles during a celebration, Keren, Eritrea

circa 1997

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Cataloged as “A young girl with her birthday candles during a celebration, Keren, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1210
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A young girl with lambs outside of her house, Keren or Massawa, Eritrea

1995

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Cataloged as “A young girl with lambs outside of her house, Keren or Massawa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0887
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A young Hausa child playing with dirt, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Hausa child playing with dirt, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1049
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A young Hausa girl at a harvest celebration, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Hausa girl at a harvest celebration, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0307
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A young Hausa girl holding a fish and carrying straw on her head standing next to a young boy, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Hausa girl holding a fish and carrying straw on her head standing next to a young boy, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1591
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A young Hausa girl holding a fish and carrying straw on her head, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Hausa girl holding a fish and carrying straw on her head, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1589
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A young Hausa girl walking through a village, Yauri, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Hausa girl walking through a village, Yauri, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0406
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A young Hausa man carrying clay pots outside of a clayworks in Yelwa, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Hausa man carrying clay pots outside of a clayworks in Yelwa, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2189
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A young Hausa man crafting a rim on a storage jar, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Hausa man crafting a rim on a storage jar, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0844
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A young Hausa man feeding a fire in an open kiln with guinea corn stalks, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Hausa man feeding a fire in an open kiln with guinea corn stalks, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0798
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A young Hausa man proudly showing his finished storage jar, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Hausa man proudly showing his finished storage jar, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0850
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A young Hausa man teaching boys how to make small paddle and anvil water jars , Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Hausa man teaching boys how to make small paddle and anvil water jars , Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0777
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