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A dirt road near Pendembu

1980

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Donor notes read: "A dirt road near Pendembu. Taken May-July 6, 1980. The date on the slide is JUL 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1840
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A display at the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) meeting, Asmara, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A display at the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) meeting, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0277
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A display in Djiberi Ndoye's shop, Gorée, Senegal

October 1990

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Cataloged as “A display in Djiberi Ndoye's shop, Gorée, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-002, Item EEPA 1991-020145
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A display in the Galerie d'Art chez Bigué Ndoye in Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A display in the Galerie d'Art chez Bigué Ndoye in Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060031
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A display of animal skulls in fetish market, Lake Togo to Lome, Togo

2004 November 20

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A display of animal skulls in fetish market. Original Carousel number, 5, slide number, 126.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0659
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A display of enamel pans and a girl selling soap, Bindi

1980

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Donor notes read: "A display of enamel pans and a girl selling soap, Bindi. Taken on a trip to Bindi with Simon Ottenberg, July 6, 1980. The date on the slide is JUL 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1872
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A display of masks and carvings in the Galerie d'Art chez Bigué Ndoye in Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A display of masks and carvings in the Galerie d'Art chez Bigué Ndoye in Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060039
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A display of photographs inside of the Mirage Photo Ali Baba studio near Sandaga Market, Dakar, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A display of photographs inside of the Mirage Photo Ali Baba studio near Sandaga Market, Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060222
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A display table of craft pieces, Keren, Eritrea

1996

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Cataloged as “A display table of craft pieces, Keren, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1446
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A diviner sitting behind implements for an Ifa oracle, Ayogena, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A diviner sitting behind implements for an Ifa oracle, Ayogena, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4982
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A divining basket displayed in an exhibition at the Livingstone Museum, Livingstone, Zambia

1995

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Cataloged as “A divining basket displayed in an exhibition at the Livingstone Museum, Livingstone, Zambia” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020339
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A doctor taking care of someone's headwound in a war zone, Geleba, Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “A doctor taking care of someone's headwound in a war zone, Geleba, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1548
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A Dogon basket, Mali

1966-1973

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Cataloged as “A Dogon basket, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2373
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A Dogon basket upside-down, Mali

1966-1973

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Cataloged as “A Dogon basket upside-down, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2374
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A dogon granary, Sanga, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “A dogon granary, Sanga, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2914
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A Dogon horse sculpture, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “A Dogon horse sculpture, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2481
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A Dogon masquerade performer, Sanga, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “A Dogon masquerade performer, Sanga, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2951
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A Dogon mother and child harvesting red peppers, Sanga, Mali

1970

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Cataloged as “A Dogon mother and child harvesting red peppers, Sanga, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2336
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A Dogon woman working with thread wound around branches, Mopti, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “A Dogon woman working with thread wound around branches, Mopti, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2868
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A donkey at Wassu

1980

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Donor notes read: "A donkey at Wassu. Trip with Dale Williams, July, 1980. The date on the slide is SEP 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1442
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A donkey carrying water sacks, Eritrea

1997

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Cataloged as “A donkey carrying water sacks, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1001
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A donkey in the entrance of a house in a Kamberi hamlet, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A donkey in the entrance of a house in a Kamberi hamlet, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1314
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A door in Idogu's compound, Afokpella, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A door in Idogu's compound, Afokpella, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5398
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A door of an abandoned military tank, Eritrea

1990s

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Cataloged as “A door of an abandoned military tank, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0981
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