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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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Civil Rights

Boise Kimber

1959–

Boise Kimber (born February 9, 1959) is an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. He is the pastor of First Calvary Baptist churches in New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut; he is also the president of the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc..

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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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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Bokondji Imama

1996–

Bokondji "Boko" Imama (born August 3, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Arizona Coyotes, Ottawa Senators, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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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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Bologun House Lagos

[between 1877-1895]

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House and yard in Lagos, Nigeria, between 1877-1895. Among the Africans pictured in the yard is a women, 2nd from the left, with a Ghanaian hairstyle. Also pictured is a large camera on a tripod. Accompanying inscription reads, "Front View of Bolugun House…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-017, Item EEPA 1995-170002
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MUSEUM OBJECT
textiles

Bolt of black tulle fabric from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Black synthetic tulle fabric wound around a piece of cardboard. A manufacturer's label is adhered to one end of the cardboard with the printed text crossed out.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.107ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
nuts (fasteners)

Bolt with nut

mid 19th-mid 20th century

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A metal bolt with nut. The bolt has a roughly square head with treading at the top and is attached to the nut at the bottom. The bolt its holding a loose rectangular piece of metal with a center hole.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.23.88
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Bolu Babalola

1991–

Bolu Babalola (born 24 February 1991) is a British author, screenwriter, and journalist. Her debut anthology Love in Colour was published in 2020 and became a Sunday Times Bestseller. She appeared on the 2021 Forbes 30 under 30 list for Media and Marketing…

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