Fabric sample of the "Combs" fabric, designed by Male Djenaba Barnett for Afritex. At the top of the fabric sample is a black cardboard tag with [AFRITEX] printed across the center in white on the front and the address and phone number on the back. Written…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.18.9
Fabric sample of "Mangbetu" fabric, designed by Male Djenaba Barnett for Afritex. The fabric sample is adhered to a sheet of white paper. The sample is purple fabric with a gold design on it. The design is of two profiles of a woman wearing a striped…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.18.15
A fabric sample of the "Sankofa" fabric, designed by Male Djenaba Barnett for Afritext. The fabric is blue with the design in gold. The design on the right side is four heart shaped lines that all connect together at their bottom ends. The two lines that…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.18.11
Cissé [printed signature]; REGION DE KANKAN - REP. DE GUINEE[,] Fabrique de Poteries; EXA [logo]; 686/112. Photographed by Cisse, Diango, photographer (Bamako, Mali). Published by Production "PHOTOS CISSE" - Paris[,] 10, rue Lécuyer - 93300 AUBEVILLIERS -…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1218
Cataloged as “Face detail on an Efofe Masquerade costume panel sewn by Lawrence Ajanaku, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1884
A black-and-white digital image of a crowd of men, women, and children, with an older woman and child in the center. Everyone in the image is facing to the right of the image. The woman, at the center of the image, is wearing a light colored overcoat, dark…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.42
A black-and-white digital image a crowd of men, women, and children facing the viewer. In the center of the image, a woman stands with her head tilted to the left wearing a kerchief around her head, a turtleneck, and dark leather jacket. In the front…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.43
This back and white digital image depicts a small boy sitting on the shoulders of an adult man. The boy wears a short sleeves striped shirt over a long sleeve black shirt and jeans. He rests his left hand on top of the man's head, and rests his chin on his…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.44
A color etching and aquatint composition featuring two separate depictions of abstract, sculptural female figures, each set within a geometric frame set against a golden yellow background. The top and largest illustration is rectangular and done in tones…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.58.3
This is a black fabric fascinator (.1) with a veil and rhinestone decoration in a Marshall Field’s box with lid (.2ab). The fascinator (.1) is constructed of stiff black fabric that is loosely pleated and attached to a black headband. The black wide-spaced…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.13.1-.2ab
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Angel Luis Jimenez explaining his eviction on the porch of his apartment. Jimenez holds a painted squared post with his proper right hand. His proper left hand is pointed, gesturing towards…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.53.19
Printed caption on recto reads: "Factorerie sur le fleuve aux environs de Matadi." Translated postcard caption reads: "A factory on the river in the neighborhood of Matadi.".
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1242
