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Carved Door, Obado Omaze's Compound, Afokpella, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Carved Door, Obado Omaze's Compound, Afokpella, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2782
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Carved Doorway

1985

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Carved doorway, Xamar Weyn, Mogadishu, Somalia.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-012, Item Nooter #002
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Carved Doorway : Bagamoyo

1981

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Carved doorway, Bagamoyo, North-central coastal style.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-012, Item Nooter #096
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Carved Doorway : Mombasa

1985

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Carved doorway, Mombasa, Gujerat style with coffered door panels.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-012, Item Nooter #079
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Carved Doorway With Inscription : Zanzibar

1981

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Carved doorway with inscription, Zanzibar, Classic Zanzibar style.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-012, Item Nooter #103
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Carved Doorway : Zanzibar

1981

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Carved doorway, Zanzibar, Classic Zanzibar style.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-012, Item Nooter #104
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Carved egungun headdress, Ile Esafin

1981

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Cataloged as “Carved egungun headdress, Ile Esafin” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1097
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Carved Entrance Door of National Museum

1985

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Carved entrance door of National Museum, Mogadishu, Somalia.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-012, Item Nooter #001
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Carved entryway, Moputo (Mozambique)

1946

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Cataloged as “Carved entryway, Moputo (Mozambique)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068286
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Carved fetish dolls for sale at market, Lake Togo to Lome, Togo

2004 November 20

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Carved fetish dolls for sale at market. Original Carousel number, 5, slide number, 115.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0648
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Carved Figure Against a Tree, Oshun Shrine, Osogbo, Western State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Carved Figure Against a Tree, Oshun Shrine, Osogbo, Western State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0903
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Carved figure in the form of a caricatured porter

20th century

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A freestanding, wooden carved figure in the form of a caricatured porter. The figure has been carved from a single wooden board nailed to a circular wooden base. The porter’s uniform is painted on. He is depicted wearing a red uniform cap with a yellow…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.110.29
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Carved figures in the shrine of Sampson's second brother, Okpe-Domu, Nigeria

1971

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Cataloged as “Carved figures in the shrine of Sampson's second brother, Okpe-Domu, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0113
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Carved finial details of men's title staffs against a wall, Iddo, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Carved finial details of men's title staffs against a wall, Iddo, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4591
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Carved grave façade with an angel, Afashio, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Carved grave façade with an angel, Afashio, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1879
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Carved headdress of Egungun Olobaloro, Ile Elemona

1981

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Cataloged as “Carved headdress of Egungun Olobaloro, Ile Elemona” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1028
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Carved heddie pulley (staged in front of museum)

1987

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Image used in the video production entitled,"Patterns of Life: West-African Strip Weaving Traditions," produced by Caribiner, Inc. under contract for the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1987. Image taken by Gavin Ashworth, 1987.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-005, Item EEPA 1991-050102
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Carved heddie pulley, Staged in front of the museum

1987

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Image used in the video production entitled,"Patterns of Life: West-African Strip Weaving Traditions," produced by Caribiner, Inc. under contract for the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1987. Image taken by Gavin Ashworth, 1987.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-005, Item EEPA 1991-050113
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Carved ivory display, National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

1994 August 11

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Cataloged as “Carved ivory display, National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0503
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Carved Ivory Oko (Flute), Benin Museum, Benin, Nigeria

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Carved Ivory Oko (Flute), Benin Museum, Benin, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0313
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Carved Ivory Tusk

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Carved Ivory Tusk” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0602
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Carved Ivory Tusk, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Carved Ivory Tusk, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0656
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Carved Ivory Tusk at Akohen Palace, Kano, Nigeria

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Carved Ivory Tusk at Akohen Palace, Kano, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0692
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