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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Idris Kanu

1999–

Idris Kanu (born 5 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or winger for EFL League Two club Barnet. Born in England, he represents the Sierra Leone national team. Kanu began playing football with West Ham United at 11 and…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Ifa Blessing

2012

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A black-and-white gelatin silver photograph titled “Ifa Blessing” by John Simmons. The photograph captures an Ifa divination rite over a body of water located at the left foreground, surrounded by small boulders and tall trees. Several people dressed in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.39.42
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Ife-Olu's Family and Child, Ayo

1988

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Cataloged as “Ife-Olu's Family and Child, Ayo” (Slides [32056000030555]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref416
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Ife-Olu [Solaru] and drum maker

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru] and drum maker".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1681
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Ife-Olu [Solaru] and drum maker, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru] and drum maker".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1682
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Ife-Olu [Solaru] and friends with bronze Oshugbo staff, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru] and friends with bronze Oshugbo staff".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1603
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Ife-Olu [Solaru] and her husband?, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru] and her husband?".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1602
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Ife-Olu [Solaru] and relative, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1980-08-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru] and relative. (Peter who died shortly after). 8 x 10 toule to Nigeria 10-1983".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0960
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Ife-Olu [Solaru] and water drum, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru] and water drum".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1594
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Ife-Olu Solaru (Hair dresser), Ilishan, Nigeria

1993-10-20

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu Solaru. 8 Ikoregon St.. (Hairdresser- 26 years old and mother of six!). Saturday. 5 PM".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0870
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Ife-Olu Solaru, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu Solaru".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1620
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Ife-Olu [Solaru] poses with her daughter before initiation

1988-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru] poses with her daughter before initiation".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1588
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Ife-Olu [Solaru] right and Egbe member, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru] right and Egbe member".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1662
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Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s child, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1622
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Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s compound collecting water, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s compound collecting water. Rainy season".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1611
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Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s daughter being initiated. Back view, Ikenne, Nigeria

1988-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s daughter being initiated. Back view. Poses holding pot and decorated hair".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1585
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Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s daughter being initiated. Front view, Ikenne, Nigeria

1988-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s daughter being initiated. Front view. Poses holding pot and decorated hair".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1578
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Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s daughter being initiated. side view, Ikenne, Nigeria

1988-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s daughter being initiated. Side view. Poses holding pot and decorated hair".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1579
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Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s daughter poses with pot before initiation, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s daughter poses with pot before initiation".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1592
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Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s daughter with ritual hairstyle, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Ritual hairstyle. Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s daughter".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1634
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Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s family around bar, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1613
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Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s father or uncle, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s father or uncle".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1643
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Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s new bar, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1631
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