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Boer Women Memorial Bloemfontein

ca. 1970

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Original caption reads, "Boer Women Memorial, Bloemfontein.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SA-30-133
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"Boeufs au pâturage" [Grazing oxen], Guinea

Date not recorded

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REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE[,] 8849 - Boeufs au pâturage. Photographed by Dray, Robert, photographer. Published by IRIS EXPORT - Editions Touré Frères BP. 1617 CONAKRY.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-6653
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Bohicon Dahomey

[ca. 1908]

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Photographed by Edmond Fortier and published by Collection générale Fortier, Dakar. Original caption reads, "Afrique Occidentale - Dahomey - Chemin de fer - En gare de Bohicon pres̀ de'Abomey." Translated original caption reads, "Western Coast of Africa -…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA F3061
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Boi-1da

1986–

Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986), known professionally as Boi-1da (a play on Boy Wonder), is a Jamaican-Canadian record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. He is an in-house producer for Drake's OVO Sound label and has produced…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Boiling crab

1979; printed 2007

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of men boiling crabs. The man closest to the camera is wearing a short-sleeve dress shirt and baseball cap. The man on the right is wearing a stripped dress shirt, light pants and a baseball cap. He…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.36
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Boiling food over fire in Lobi pots

2000-01-25

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Boiling food over fire in Lobi pots. Original Carousel number, 7, slide number, 109.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0842
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Boiling liquid from which salt is made, Grand Popo to Lake Togo

2004 November 19

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Boiling liquid from which salt is made. Original Carousel number, 5, slide number, 77.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0610
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"BOKÉ à vol d'oiseau. no 1" [BOKÉ as the crow flies. no 1], Boké, Guinée

c. 1906

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91. Guinée Française. -- BOKÉ à vol d'oiseau. no 1 (Bird's eye view).; CARTE POSTALE; A utiliser seulement dans le service intérieur[,] (FRANCE, ALGÉRIE, TUNISIE). Published by Comptoir Parisien, édit., Conakry (Guinée Française).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1180
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"BOKÉ à vol d'oiseau. No 2." [BOKÉ as the crow flies. no 2.], Boké, Guinée

Date not recorded

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93. Guinée Française. -- BOKÉ à vol d'oiseau. No 2. (Bird's eye view).; CARTE POSTALE; à utiliser seulement dans le service intérieur (France, Algérie et Tunisie)..

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1155
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Bokolanfini blouse, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini blouse, Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1215
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Bokolanfini fabric drying in the sun after being dyed, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini fabric drying in the sun after being dyed, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2427
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Bokolanfini textile, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile, Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1209
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Bokolanfini textile drying, showing different stages of the process, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile drying, showing different stages of the process, Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1201
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Bokolanfini textile, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1216
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Bokolanfini textile on the displayed on the ground, before the design is painted on, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile on the displayed on the ground, before the design is painted on, Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1192
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Bokolanfini textile pattern, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile pattern, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1228
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Bokolanfini textile with finigoloni sera fla design, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile with finigoloni sera fla design, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1218
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Bokolanfini textile with koumi diosseni kandian design, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile with koumi diosseni kandian design, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1220
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Bokolanfini textile with samory ani tieba benyero design, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile with samory ani tieba benyero design, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1222
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Bokolanfini textile with souraka moussa n'kunkoro design, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile with souraka moussa n'kunkoro design, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1221
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Bokolanfini textile with the Mali pattern, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile with the Mali pattern, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1223
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Bokolanfini textile with turusina design, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile with turusina design, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1217
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Bokyi Bikarum masquerade wearing a skin covered cap mask, Nigeria

1978-11

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Original text on slide reads, "Bokyi Bikarum masquerade wearing a skin covered cap mask from an antelope skull on his head and mask on his face. and modern insecticide spraying. Nicklin- Orun Museum".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1035
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Bolekaja, or Mammy Wagon

1971

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Cataloged as “Bolekaja, or Mammy Wagon” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0006
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