Cataloged as “Ndebele People, Kraals (Homesteads), and Artwork, Especially Ornamental Clothing and Murals, and Museum of African Art Exhibition on Ndebele in Washington, D.C.” (Slides).
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2012-010_ref80
Cataloged as “Ndebele, Xhosa, Sotho, Zulu, and Venda Peoples, Ornamental Clothing, Kraals (Homesteads), Artwork, and the Domba Initiation Dance in Transkei, Mpumalanga and Zululand” (Slides).
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2012-010_ref78
Neale Henderson (June 24, 1930 – December 27, 2018), nicknamed "Bobo", was an American baseball shortstop. Henderson batted and threw right handed. Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Henderson moved with his family to San Diego, California in 1941. In there, he…
A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo shows a stretch of track near Helm, Mississippi. The track, whether purposely or from rising floodwaters, has been raised off the ground. A man sits on the track.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.13.46
A sterling silver necklace with large hanging pendant at center made by Art Smith; designed circa 1948 and made between 1946 and 1979. The necklace features a vertical pendant chain of ten (10) interlocking sterling silver rings with four (4) flat, oblong…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.173.2
This neckerchief was worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave (2013). The neckerchief is merely a strip of printed cotton cloth with all of the edges cut raw and slightly unraveled. The fabric has a design of medium scale…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.158.2.4
A 42-inch long gold-colored chain link necklace with no clasp. All of the links are approximately the same size and are slightly concave in shape. Each link has a visible soldered seam. The links are arranged in an alternating pattern of patterned links…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.210.3
A double strand lavalier necklace with a gold plated, enamel pendant from the India Folkways collection designed by Bill Smith. The long necklace has a white beaded strand on the inside and a black beaded strand outside. The pendant has a hexagon shaped…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.7.12
A sautoir necklace with a gold plated enamel pendant from the India Folkways collection designed by Bill Smith. The long necklace is made of semi-translucent yellow beads. Both ends have a green bead and a yellow tassel hanging. One end, between the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.7.13
Necklace from The Wiz costume ensemble worn by André De Shields in the original 1975 Broadway production. Silver rope chain of large circular and oval clear rhinestones. The chain forms a circle and a medallion hands from the same rope at the center with a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.1.3.7.1
A sterling silver pendant (2019.55.5a) with chain (2019.55.5b) from the Acapulco Black Film Festival (ABFF) held in 2000. 2019.55.5a: The pendent is oval shaped and depicts a cutout of the ABFF logo. The ABFF logo resembles a stylized half rayed-sun with a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.55.5ab
A large necklace pendant attached to a lanyard (A2018.98.1.2.2) worn by dancer Charles Rudolph Davis, also known as Baba Chuck. The pendant is comprised of two (2) pieces: a large spoon shaped piece and a squat column shaped piece. The large spoon shaped…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.98.1.2.1
A yellow gold, pearl, and ruby necklace owned by Jessie Greer Jones. The necklaces has a long gold chain that ends in a gold infinity designed mount. The mount has two pearls at the top on either side, centered against a floral cluster. In the bottom…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.18.12
This necklace was worn as part of a costume along with a handmade faux fur garment (.1ab) and a pair of black fishnet stockings (.2) by dancer Johnette “Suki” Dodson on the television show Soul Train in the early 2000s. This choker style necklace is made…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.227.4.3
A pink necktie designed by Brioni and worn by Reverend Ike. The silk necktie is solidly dark pink. The back of the necktie features gold tone keeper loop that is a short chain. The chain ends sewn to the tie each have blackened molded text that reads [San…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.49.2.4
The tan necktie with brown stripes is lined with silk-like textile and thicker white woven textile. A stylized brown embroidered “P” is present on the bottom of the tie. The white woven textile liner is relatively thick and is not immediately visible as it…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.13.15
The tie is made of a silk-like material with a “photo image” landscape of haystacks during sunset. A tree with orange and red leaves in autumn is present above the hay stacks, and dark clouds are found towards the top of the tie. A circular logo in the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.13.16
A black necktie designed by Stefano Ricci and worn by Reverend Ike. The silk necktie is solidly black and heavily embellished with black thread embroidery and small black rhinestones laid out in a diamond pattern. The back of the necktie is satin textured…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.49.4.3
This necktie (ab) is part of a suit worn by Sherman Hemsley as the character George Jefferson on the television show "The Jeffersons." The shell is made of silk printed in a rust, white, and light blue paisley design on a black ground. The tie has a wide…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.145.1.5ab
