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Erimi Etta Mask, Forest Shrine (Ugbe Ebo), Ikao, Owan, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Erimi Etta Mask, Forest Shrine (Ugbe Ebo), Ikao, Owan, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1119
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Erimi Oluru Mask, Forest Shrine (Ugbe Ebo), Ikao, Owan, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Erimi Oluru Mask, Forest Shrine (Ugbe Ebo), Ikao, Owan, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1253
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Erimi Oluru Masks, Forest Shrine (Ugbe Ebo), Ikao, Owan, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Erimi Oluru Masks, Forest Shrine (Ugbe Ebo), Ikao, Owan, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1252
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Erimi Oluru Masquerade masks at a Forest Shrine (Ugbe Ebo), Ikao, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Erimi Oluru Masquerade masks at a Forest Shrine (Ugbe Ebo), Ikao, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5453
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Erin Aubry Kaplan

1962–

Erin Aubry Kaplan (born January 6, 1962) is a Los Angeles journalist and columnist who has written about black political, economic and cultural issues since 1992. She is a contributing writer to the op-ed section of the Los Angeles Times, and from 2005 to…

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Arts & Performance

Erin Kellyman

1998–

Erin Mae Kellyman (born 17 October 1998) is a British actress. On television, she gained prominence through the Channel 4 sitcom Raised by Wolves (2015–2016) and the BBC series Les Misérables (2018), Don't Forget the Driver (2019), and Life (2020). She has…

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Music

Erin Martin

1983–

Lyanna Erin Martin, born October 14, 1983, known professionally as LIANA LUXE, is an American musician, reality television star and model. Best known for her appearances as a contestant on the hit VH1 celebreality show Rock of Love with Bret Michaels…

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Arts & Performance

Eriq La Salle

1962–

Erik Ki La Salle (born July 23, 1962), professionally known as Eriq La Salle, is an American actor, director, writer and producer. La Salle is known for his performance as Dr. Peter Benton in the NBC medical drama ER (1994–2002; 2009) which earned him…

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Film & Television

Eris Baker

2005–

Eris Baker (born August 4, 2005) is an American actress. She played Tess Pearson on the television series This Is Us (2016–2022).

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"Eritrea: Basket Dreams" (2 copies)

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EEPA 2007-003-2657.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref251
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"Eritrea: Kunama Mothers Going for Water"

1994

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EEPA 2007-003-2665.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref189
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"Eritrea: Morning Prayers, St. Mary's Coptic Church"

2000

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EEPA 2007-003-2669.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref193
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"Eritrea: Rashaida Man and His Camel at the Red Sea"

1995

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EEPA 2007-003-2671.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref195
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"Eritrea: Saho Basket Weavers"

1997

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EEPA 2007-003-2667.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref191
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"Eritrea: the Keren Wood Market"

1998

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EEPA 2007-003-2672.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref196
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"Eritrea: Tigre Mother and Child"

1994

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EEPA 2007-003-2664.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref188
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"Eritrea: Traditional Bead Decoration"

1998

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EEPA 2007-003-2668.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref192
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Visual Arts

Erlena Chisolm Bland

1923–2009

Erlena Chisolm Bland (January 18, 1923 – February 16, 2009) was an American painter and sculptor. Born in Washington, D.C., Bland attended Dunbar High School and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Howard University; she received a master's degree…

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Music

Erma Franklin

1938–2002

Erma Vernice Franklin (March 13, 1938 – September 7, 2002) was an American gospel and soul singer. She recorded the original version of "Piece of My Heart", written and produced by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns in 1967, for which she was nominated for a…

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Film & Television

Ernest Anderson

1915–2011

Ernest Anderson (August 25, 1915 – March 5, 2011) was an American actor. He became known for his role as an African American paralegal and law student who is falsely accused of manslaughter by a white woman in the Warner Bros. film In This Our Life in 1942.

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Visual Arts

Ernest Crichlow

1914–2005

Ernest Crichlow (June 19, 1914 – November 10, 2005) was an American social realist artist known for his narrative paintings and illustrations from the Depression-era, which focused on social injustice and the realities faced by African Americans.

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Arts & Performance

Ernest Dickerson

1951–

Ernest Roscoe Dickerson (born June 25, 1951) is an American director, cinematographer, and screenwriter of film, television, and music videos. As a cinematographer, Dickerson is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee ever since they were…

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Music

Ernest Hogan

1865–1909

Ernest Hogan (born Ernest Reuben Crowdus; 1865 – May 20, 1909) was the first Black American entertainer to produce and star in a Broadway show, The Oyster Man in 1907, (shows at the African Grove Theatre preceded it by generations) and helped to popularize…

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