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Carvers and Carved Objects, Ilishan and Ife

circa 1972-circa 1988

African history · place not specified

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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.

Includes photos of Lamidi Fakeye and Osukoya's grandson. Several of the images were taken by Justine Cordwell.

Collection
Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection
Archival grouping
Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Series 9: Carving, Art Objects, Artists, and Scenes of Daily Life
Catalog date
circa 1972-circa 1988
Cataloged creator or photographer
Houlberg, Marilyn
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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 ↗

Source collection ↗

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Catalog reference: sova.eepa.2005-002_ref189

Collection: Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

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