Text on front reads: "Bananeraie au Sénégal." Translated postcard caption reads, "Banana trees in Senegal." Additional handwritten text on verso reads, "La principale production du Sénégal est celle de l'arachide, dont l'exportation atteint le chiffre de…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-35-04
Kemani Tutti Kane Duggan (born 9 May 2001), known professionally as Bandokay (formerly stylized as BandoKay), is an English rapper. He is a member of the UK drill group OFB. Beginning his career in 2018 alongside fellow OFB rappers SJ and Double Lz,…
Printed text on recto reads: "Banén: Bilder von einer Reise des Missionars Hofmeister u. Frau Im Gebirge." Translated caption reads: "Images from a journey of the missionary Hofmeister and wife and in the mountains." Printed text on verso reads: "Postcarte…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CM 1994-006-0085
Shondrae Lee Crawford (born February 24, 1978), known professionally as Bangladesh, is an American record producer, songwriter, and rapper from Des Moines, Iowa. Crawford has stated that his professional moniker has nothing to do with the country of…
The first American edition of Claude Mckay's novel Banjo published by Harper and Brothers in 1929, with illustrations by Aaron Douglas. The book has a dark blue and red printed cover. The dust jacket features an illustration of black silhouetted figures…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.34.1
A black banjo case for a Charles P. Stinson banjo (2018.83.1). The case has a lid and a leather handle. The lid connects to the body of the case by to metal hinges. The lid has three metal clasps and a metal lock. The bottom of the case has a metal plate…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.83.2
An open-back five-string banjo created for Charles P. Stinson. Four tuning pegs made from molded resin are attached to the peghead. The tuning pegs are decorated with seven curving lines carved on each side and a decorative ridge. Another tuning peg…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.83.1
Banjo head. The calfskin head is heald taught by a circular metal tension hoop. The skin is slightly brown and color and has several stains on the front and back. The tension hoop is rusted in several places.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.83.3
A six-string banjo handmade by Lew Snowden. The banjo is made of wood and metal with a skin drum head. The skin is split and curled in several places. The head of the banjo has only one tuning peg attached, and no strings are attached. There are faint…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.65.1
Banjo made in the style of William Esperance Boucher, Jr. (circa 1850s). The banjo has a circular head, with a tension head pulled tight across the front. There is a slightly tilted bridge on the head, with a tailpiece at the bottom holding the strings…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.311
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