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A young Hausa woman at harvest celebration, Nigeria

1967-1969

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

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0294
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A young Hausa woman talking at harvest celebration, Nigeria

1967-1969

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

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0295
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A young Kamberi boy dancing, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Kamberi boy dancing, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0333
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A young Kamberi boy holding a plumed staff, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Kamberi boy holding a plumed staff, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1653
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A young Kamberi dancer wearing ankle rattles, Agwana, Nigeria

1968 December

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Cataloged as “A young Kamberi dancer wearing ankle rattles, Agwana, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0073
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A young Kamberi man dancing to drum music during a performance, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Kamberi man dancing to drum music during a performance, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1028
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A young Kamberi man herding goats, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Kamberi man herding goats, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0719
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A young Kamberi man making balls of clay, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young Kamberi man making balls of clay, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0277
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A young Kunama girl playing a flute in a field, Barentu, Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “A young Kunama girl playing a flute in a field, Barentu, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1640
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A young Kunama girl with a headscarf, Agordat, Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “A young Kunama girl with a headscarf, Agordat, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1614
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A young Loko girl in a small village near Kalangba

1980

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Donor notes read: "A young Loko girl in a small village near Kalangba. Sept.- Oct., 1980. The date on the slide is JAN 81.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1934
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A young man arranging a gill net in the water to catch fish, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young man arranging a gill net in the water to catch fish, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0963
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A young man breaking palm kernels at a small village near Kalangba

1980

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Donor notes read: "A young man breaking palm kernals at a small village near Kalangba. Sept.- Oct., 1980. The date on the slide is JAN 81.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1933
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A young man carrying Aduro-Dede on his shoulders at an Otsa festival, Azukhala-Experi, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A young man carrying Aduro-Dede on his shoulders at an Otsa festival, Azukhala-Experi, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5551
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A young man casting a fishing net on the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young man casting a fishing net on the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0857
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A young man dancing on the ground in front of a drummer, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young man dancing on the ground in front of a drummer, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1080
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A young man drumming during a dance performance outside of a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young man drumming during a dance performance outside of a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1110
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A young man drumming during a performance outside of a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young man drumming during a performance outside of a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1111
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A young man filling the radiator of a ferry boat on the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young man filling the radiator of a ferry boat on the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1356
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A young man holding a skein of wound threads, Ségou, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A young man holding a skein of wound threads, Ségou, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2313
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A young man, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young man, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1236
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A young man playing a ngoni, Mali

1966-1973

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Cataloged as “A young man playing a ngoni, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2369
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A young man playing with a stone mancala board in a small historic settlement, near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

1995

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Cataloged as “A young man playing with a stone mancala board in a small historic settlement, near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020183
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A young man playing with Evan in the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A young man playing with Evan in the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1944
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