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Dye pits Zaria

[ca. 1910]

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Printed caption on recto reads: "Dye Pits, Zaria.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA NR 1995-023-0002
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Dye Pot in Dying Compound, Bida, Northwest State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Dye Pot in Dying Compound, Bida, Northwest State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2465
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Dyed fibers to be made into a mat for an Opha ceremony, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

1971

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Cataloged as “Dyed fibers to be made into a mat for an Opha ceremony, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0123
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Dyed fibers to be made into a mat for an Opha ceremony, Benin City, Nigeria

1971

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Cataloged as “Dyed fibers to be made into a mat for an Opha ceremony, Benin City, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4027
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Dyeing materials used to make a mat for an Opha ceremony, Benin City, Nigeria

1971

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Cataloged as “Dyeing materials used to make a mat for an Opha ceremony, Benin City, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4029
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Dying the cloth

1972

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Cataloged as “Dying the cloth” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-3307
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Dylan Gilmer

2009–

Dylan Gilmer (born March 4, 2009), known professionally as Young Dylan, is an American actor, rapper, and television host. He rose to prominence after his rap videos went viral when he was six years old, and he has since appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres…

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Dylan Sinclair

2001–

Dylan Sinclair (born June 15, 2001) is a Canadian R&B singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, whose full-length debut album Proverb was a Juno Award nominee for Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021. He has been a part of…

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Dyllón Burnside

1989–

Dyllón Burnside (born January 27, 1989) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his role as Ricky Evangelista in the FX television series Pose.

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Dynamite MC

1973–

Dynamite MC (born Dominic Smith, 7 October 1973) is an English rapper and MC. He originally gained prominence in jungle/drum and bass, working with Roni Size & Reprazent, but has also released hip-hop material.

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Arts & Performance

Dystin Johnson

Biography

Dystin Johnson is a British actress and screenwriter. She is best known for playing Norma Starkey in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series, Shameless, in a recurring role for series 1 and 3, then in the main cast for series 4–6. Following her first role in a…

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E-40

1967–

Earl Tywone Stevens (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. Stevens is a founding member of the rap group the Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 27 studio albums to date, appeared on…

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E. A. Markham

1939–2008

Edward Archibald Markham FRSL (1 October 1939 – 23 March 2008), popularly known as Archie Markham, was a Montserratian poet, playwright, novelist and academic. He moved to the United Kingdom in 1956, where he remained for most of his life, writing as well…

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E. B. Lewis

1956–

Earl Bradley Lewis (born December 16, 1956) is an American artist and illustrator. He is best known for his watercolor illustrations for children's books such as Jacqueline Woodson’s The Other Side and Jabari Asim’s Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of…

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E. Bernard Jordan

1959–

Elijah Bernard Jordan (born June 11, 1959) better known as E. Bernard Jordan, is an American television evangelist, founder of Zoe Ministries, and writer of books on prosperity theology. Jordan grew up in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant area and believed he…

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E.C. Scott

Biography

E.C. Scott (born September 14, 1951 or late 1950s) is an American electric blues, soul blues, gospel and soul singer, songwriter, record producer and television host. Jerry Wexler, called Scott "one honest-to-God soul singer." She has been nominated for…

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E. C. Stoner

1897–1969

Elmer Cecil Stoner (October 20, 1897 – December 16, 1969) was an American comics artist and commercial illustrator. Stoner was one of the first African-American comic book artists, and is believed to have created the iconic Mr. Peanut mascot.

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E. Cole Bowen's dog, Harare (Zimbabwe)

1979

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Cataloged as “E. Cole Bowen's dog, Harare (Zimbabwe)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065668
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E. Cole-Bowen's home garden, Harare (Zimbabwe)

1979

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Cataloged as “E. Cole-Bowen's home garden, Harare (Zimbabwe)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065665
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E. Cole Bowen smoking, Harare (Zimbabwe)

1979

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Cataloged as “E. Cole Bowen smoking, Harare (Zimbabwe)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065669
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E.D.I. Mean

1974–

Malcolm Greenidge (born July 7, 1974), known as E.D.I Mean and EDIDON, is an American rapper and record producer, he was a member of the Outlawz. The name is a play on the name Idi Amin, former dictator of Uganda. While in the third grade, Malcolm became…

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E. E. Cleveland

1921–2009

Edward Earl Cleveland (March 11, 1921 – August 30, 2009) was an American writer, civil rights advocate and evangelist of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

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E. Ethelbert Miller

1950–

Eugene Ethelbert Miller (born November 20, 1950) is an African-American poet, teacher and literary activist, based in Washington, DC. He is the author of several collections of poetry and two memoirs, was the editor of Poet Lore magazine, and is the host…

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E. F. Joseph

1900–1979

Emmanuel Francis Joseph, commonly known as E. F. Joseph (November 8, 1900 – September 27, 1979) was a Saint Lucian-born American photographer and photojournalist. He worked for the Pittsburgh Courier, The Chicago Defender, and the San Francisco Chronicle.…

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