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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

AfriCOBRA 1: Ten in Search of a Nation

1970

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A double-sided broadsheet poster for the exhibition “AfriCOBRA 1: Ten in Search of a Nation” at the Studio Museum in Harlem. The broadsheet is printed in black ink on light brown paper. The front side of the sheet features a depiction of the African…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.16.3
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Photographs and Still Images

Afrika Bambaataa

1985-2003

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A color photograph of Afrika Bambaataa. He is posed against a blue background and wears sunglasses, a striped hat, and a black and red jacket with an emblem of the continent of Africa on his right side and his name on the left. He also wears his many…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.332
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Afrika Bambaataa

1957–2026

Lance Taylor (April 17, 1957 – April 9, 2026), known professionally as Afrika Bambaataa (), was an American disc jockey, rapper and record producer. He was notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the…

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Music

Afrikan Boy

1989–

Olushola Oluwaseun Ajose, better known by his stage name Afrikan Boy (born 28 March 1989), is a Nigerian-born grime artist from the Woolwich district of London. He went viral with a track entitled "One day I went to Lidl", recorded at That SP Studios.

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Afrikan buggy parked outside a store, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikan buggy parked outside a store, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063488
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Afrikaner boy stirring pot , Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner boy stirring pot , Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063656
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Afrikaner boys in camp for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner boys in camp for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063791
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Afrikaner camp , Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner camp , Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063668
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Afrikaner camp in front of church for Nagmaal, Bronkhorspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner camp in front of church for Nagmaal, Bronkhorspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068281
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Afrikaner child sitting in camp, Bronkhorspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner child sitting in camp, Bronkhorspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068278
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Afrikaner child sitting in tent, Bronkhorspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner child sitting in tent, Bronkhorspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068279
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Afrikaner children dressed for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner children dressed for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063795
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Afrikaner children eating food after Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner children eating food after Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063523
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Afrikaner children playing in wagon, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner children playing in wagon, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063662
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Afrikaner children sitting in wagon, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner children sitting in wagon, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063659
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Afrikaner children sitting on loaded wagon, Bronkhorspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner children sitting on loaded wagon, Bronkhorspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068263
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Afrikaner couple drinking tea after Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner couple drinking tea after Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063530
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Afrikaner couple in front of Dutch Reformed Church, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner couple in front of Dutch Reformed Church, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063655
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Afrikaner couple in front of wagon, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner couple in front of wagon, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063649
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Afrikaner couple kissing, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner couple kissing, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063706
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Afrikaner couple walking outside of camp, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner couple walking outside of camp, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063636
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Afrikaner Dutch Reformed Church for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner Dutch Reformed Church for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063652
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Afrikaner family around car, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner family around car, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063728
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Afrikaner family around dinner table after Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Afrikaner family around dinner table after Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063619
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