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Detail of Ekoi effigy headdress, Nigeria

Date not recorded

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of Ekoi effigy headdress. represents ancestors. At Chicago? Field Museum. 20th century".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1050
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Detail of Ekoi head, Nigeria

1971-01

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of Ekoi head. 50.43.1. See other slide".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1046
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Detail of Ekoi headdress, Nigeria

1969-06

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of Ekoi headdress. (Labeled etc). Represents elaborate coiffure. Chicago Field Museum".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1074
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Detail of Ekoi mask, Nigeria

1971-01

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of Ekoi mask. 56.8.1. See note".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1088
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Detail of exterior of Aboru Aboye Babalawo shop, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of exterior of Aboru Aboye Babalawo shop. Ifa diviner".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1628
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Detail of female ibeji figure, Nigeria

1970-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of female ibeji figure. 51.10.1".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0132
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Detail of figure on one side of gate to prevent theft, Iganna, Nigeria

1975-07-01

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of figure on one side of R24-15. gate to prevent theft of maize. Tuesday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1553
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Detail of grain being pounded

2000-01-31

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Detail of grain being pounded. Original Carousel number, 12, slide number, 1.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1402
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Detail of Guest at Awolowo's daughter's wedding, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-10-27

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of Guest at Awolowo's daughter's wedding. Saturday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1326
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Detail of house decorated with stone mosaics, Lesotho

1973

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Cataloged as “Detail of house decorated with stone mosaics, Lesotho” (Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0067
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Detail of house decorated with stone mosaics, near Morija, Lesotho

1974

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Cataloged as “Detail of house decorated with stone mosaics, near Morija, Lesotho” (Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0046
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Detail of house decorated with stone mosaics, probably near Morija, Lesotho

1970-1975

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Cataloged as “Detail of house decorated with stone mosaics, probably near Morija, Lesotho” (Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0036
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Detail of house with litema and relief border designs, near Bethlehem, Free State

1971

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Cataloged as “Detail of house with litema and relief border designs, near Bethlehem, Free State” (Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0072
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Detail of house with litema designs, between Warden and Bethlehem, Free State

1971

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Cataloged as “Detail of house with litema designs, between Warden and Bethlehem, Free State” (Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0076
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Detail of house with litema designs, near Pretoria

1972

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Cataloged as “Detail of house with litema designs, near Pretoria” (Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0092
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Detail of Image of deceased oba, Ìlá Òràngún, Nigeria

1983-10

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of Image of deceased oba on the Ila-Orangun road".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0366
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Detail of Ivory Tusk Depicting Figure with Shield

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Detail of Ivory Tusk Depicting Figure with Shield” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0600
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Detail of male Ibeji figure, Ikoyi, Nigeria

1970-09

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of male Ibeji figure. J348. Ph. Ikoyi".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0500
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Detail of male Ibeji figure's face, Ìlá Òràngún, Nigeria

1970-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of male Ibeji figure's face. J297. Ph. Ila-Orangum".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0471
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Detail of Namji doll body

2000-10-10

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of Namji doll body. Carved wood. Possibly Cameroon".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1756
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Detail of Namji doll face

2000-10-10

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of Namji doll face. Carved wood. Possibly Cameroon".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1755
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Detail of necklace around "Homage to Ogun" sculpture, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

2005-06-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Detail of necklace around"Homage to Ogun"sculpture by Muneer Bahauddeen. U.S. Chicago".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1791
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Detail of ocotillo trunk in Spiny Forest reserve, Ifaty, Madagascar

2003-09-04

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Original Carousel 18, slide 80.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2266
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