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Madam Fatimoh, celebrated maker of small, decorative water coolers, joins two hemispherical molded pieces together with clay, to form the basic shape of a water cooler, Ile Babaoye, Okelele, Ilorin
1982
Nigeria
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Cataloged as “Madam Fatimoh, celebrated maker of small, decorative water coolers, joins two hemispherical molded pieces together with clay, to form the basic shape of a water cooler, Ile Babaoye, Okelele, Ilorin” (Slides (photographs)).
- Collection
- Ann O'Hear Collection
- Archival grouping
- Ann O'Hear Collection / Series 2: Pottery Technology in Ilorin
- Catalog date
- 1982
- Recorded places
- Nigeria
- Cataloged creator or photographer
- O'Hear, Ann
- Recorded subjects
- Pottery
- Format and extent
- 1 Slides (photographs) (color, 35mm)
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This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.
Sources & collection details
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.2016-004, Item EEPA 2016-004-0024
Collection: Ann O'Hear Collection
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