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MUSEUM OBJECT
Accessories and Personal Effects

Cellulose nitrate hair brush from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

mid 20th Century

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This is a hairbrush made of orange semi-translucent bakelite with synthetic tan bristles. The brush back has black and gold embellishments in art deco style. Two white stickers are located on back of the brush, one reads "Digital", while the other reads…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.27.2.9
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Accessories and Personal Effects

Cellulose nitrate hand mirror from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

mid 20th Century

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This is a hand mirror made of glass and semi-translucent orange bakelite plastic. The mirror is round with a long handle. The object has design accents of black and gold in art deco style on the back. On the front of the mirror's handle there is an…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.27.2.2
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Accessories and Personal Effects

Cellulose nitrate nail buffer from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

mid 20th Century

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This a nail buffer made of chamois leather and semi-translucent orange Bakelite plastic. The object has design embellishments of black and gold designs in the art deco style on the wide flat lid. There is a triangular handle rising from the center of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.27.2.3a
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MUSEUM OBJECT
nail files

Cellulose nitrate nail file from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

mid 20th Century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

This is a nail file made of metal with a long semi-translucent orange handle of Bakelite plastic. It has black and gold colored embellishments in art deco style on the front.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.27.2.4
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Accessories and Personal Effects

Cellulose nitrate powder box from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

mid 20th Century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

The base for a powder box (2011.27.2.11a). The base is made of semi-translucent orange Bakelite plastic and is circular with a cylindrical handle on its top. The lid (2011.27.2.11b) has black and gold colored embellishments in art deco style.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.27.2.11a
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Accessories and Personal Effects

Cellulose nitrate powder box lid from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

mid 20th Century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

The lid (2011.27.2.11b) for a powder box (2011.27.2.11a). The lid is made of semi-translucent orange Bakelite plastic and is circular with a cylindrical handle on its top. In addition, it has black and gold colored embellishments in the art deco style.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.27.2.11b
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MUSEUM OBJECT
shoehorns

Cellulose nitrate shoe horn from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

mid 20th Century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A shoe horn made of orange semi-tranlucent bakelite plastic. Shaped like a long oval, it is decorated with black and gold colored embellishments in art deco style on the handle.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.27.2.5
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ARCHIVE FILE
Historical photographs & visual records

Cement Figures in Cemeteries

circa 1975-circa 1981

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Cataloged as “Cement Figures in Cemeteries” (Slides [32056000030522]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref302
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Cement funerary figure named Okea, Owerri, Nigeria

1973-12-01

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Original text on slide reads, "Cement funerary figure named Okea. Died December 30th, 1960. Village Umuwah, Isuobiagu. Near Owarri".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1412
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Cement funerary sculpture, Ikot- Ekpene, Nigeria

1973-12-01

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Original text on slide reads, "Cement funerary sculpture. Uyo to Ikot-Ekpenne to Aba road. 1946. Ibibio. Sunday probably. See SL21-21".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1430
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Cement funerary sculpture of three men, Ikot- Ekpene, Nigeria

1973-12-01

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Original text on slide reads, "Cement funerary sculpture of three men. Uyo to Ikot-Ekpenne to Aba road. Ibibio. Sunday probably. Detail of SL21-33".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1440
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Cement funerary sculpture of three men, Nigeria

1973-12-01

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Original text on slide reads, "Cement funerary sculpture of three men. Uyo to Ikot-Ekpenne to Aba road. Ibibio. Sunday probably. Detail of SL21-33".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1441
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Cement funerary sculpture of three men, Ore, Nigeria

1973-12-01

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Original text on slide reads, "Cement funerary sculpture of three men. Uyo to Ikot-Ekpenne to Aba road. Ibibio. Sunday probably. Detail of SL21-33".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1442
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Cement Funerary Sculpture, Okuni, Nigeria

1973-12-01

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Original text on slide reads, "Cement Funerary Sculpture appears on the woman's grave. See SL21-37. Uyo-Ikot Ekpenne to Aba Road. SC 43. Sunday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1015
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Cement Grave Marker, Ogbido, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Cement Grave Marker, Ogbido, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1701
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Cement grave sculptures on Uyo road, Ikot- Ekpene, Nigeria

1973-11-30

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Original text on slide reads, "Cement grave sculptures on Uyo road. Saturday?".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1422
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Cement grave stone, Ikot- Ekpene, Nigeria

1973-12-01

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Original text on slide reads, "Cement grave stone. Uyo to Ikot-Ekpenne to Aba road. 1946. Ibibio. Sunday probably".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1429
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Cement gravestone with photograph, Cairo, Egypt

1973-12-04

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Original text on slide reads, "Cement gravestone with photograph of Johnathon Umoh of Nto Akpa Oko. Ikot Ekpenne to Aba road. 1969. Sunday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1017
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Cement gravestone with photograph, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-12-02

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Original text on slide reads, "Cement gravestone with photograph. Uyo to Ikot-Ekpenne to Aba road. Ibibio. Sunday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1445
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Cement gravestone with photograph, Nigeria

1973-12-02

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Original text on slide reads, "Cement gravestone with photograph of Johnathon Umoh of Nto Akpa Oko. Ikot Ekpenne to Pisa Road. 1969. SC 42. Sunday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1014
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Cement house with lions, Iganna, Nigeria

1975-06-23

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Original text on slide reads, "Cement house with lions. Near Eyindi quarter. Monday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1539
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Cement Sculpture of Two Seated Figures, Near Ouidah, Dahomey, Republic of Benin

1973

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Cement Sculpture of Two Seated Figures, Near Ouidah, Dahomey, Republic of Benin” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2086
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Cemetery, South Africa

circa 1936-circa 1988

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Cataloged as “Cemetery, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067410
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Cemetery, Swellendam (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Cemetery, Swellendam (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066969
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