Kuba women preparing fiber for embroidery, near Bulape, Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Elisofon, Eliot
- Dates:
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1972
- Level:
- item
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1 Slide (col.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1973-001
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
"Raffia fiber in plain weave forms the basic material of the cloth. The yarn for this foundation is obtained from the leaves of the palm Raphia vinifera. Young boys strip the fibrous leaves and split them by hand or with a raffia-rib comb. Women participate in the preparation of fiber for embroidery, splitting and smoothing fibers with snail shells...
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Elisofon, Eliot
- Dates:
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1972
- Level:
- item
- Size:
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1 Slide (col.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1973-001
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
"Raffia fiber in plain weave forms the basic material of the cloth. The yarn for this foundation is obtained from the leaves of the palm Raphia vinifera. Young boys strip the fibrous leaves and split them by hand or with a raffia-rib comb. Women participate in the preparation of fiber for embroidery, splitting and smoothing fibers with snail shells...
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- Creators:
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Elisofon, Eliot
- Dates:
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1972
- Level:
- item
- Size:
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1 Slide (col.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1973-001
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
"Raffia fiber in plain weave forms the basic material of the cloth. The yarn for this foundation is obtained from the leaves of the palm Raphia vinifera. Young boys strip the fibrous leaves and split them by hand or with a raffia-rib comb. Women participate in the preparation of fiber for embroidery, splitting and smoothing fibers with snail shells...
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Elisofon, Eliot
- Dates:
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1971
- Level:
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1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1973-001
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The photograph depicts a man playing a flute while sitting on a table. During his trip to Mali, Elisofon visited the village of Senou near Bamako. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Westinghouse Film and traveled to Africa from October 26, 1970 to end of March 1971.
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- Creators:
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Elisofon, Eliot
- Dates:
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1947
- Level:
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1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1973-001
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
"Raffia fiber in plain weave forms the basic material of the cloth. The yarn for this foundation is obtained from the leaves of the palm Raphia vinifera. Young boys strip the fibrous leaves and split them by hand or with a raffia-rib comb. Women participate in the preparation of fiber for embroidery, splitting and smoothing fibers with snail shells...
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Jopling, Carol F.
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1981-1984
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74 Prints (circa, silver gelatin (including some mounted for exhibition))
442 Negatives (acetate, 35 mm)
326 Contact prints (326 contact prints (on proof sheets))
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.98-37
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs made by Carol F. Jopling documenting the Kuna, Choco, and Guaymi Indians of Panama, as well as the Panama Canal and scenery. Jopling's photographs depict Choco and Kuna dwellings (including their construction), Choco people waiting to receive vaccinations from Navy personnel, agriculture (including coconut harvesting), boats in the Pana...
Found In
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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undated
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0.72 Cubic feet (consisting of 1.5 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1 map case folder.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Silk
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Silk forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Found In
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1942
1964-1976
- Level:
- series
- Size:
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0.3 Linear feet (Box 1, OV 14)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.nesbesta
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence includes letters and memos between personal friends and professional colleagues and Nesbitt. Many letters and memos include attachments, such as artwork, annotated clippings, and letters. Letters written by Nesbitt are drafts. Correspondents in the Personal and Professional folder include Nesbitt, Edmund Carpenter, Seymour Lipt...
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Heldman, Marilyn
- Dates:
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1965-1996
- Size:
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179 slides (photographs) (color, 35 mm)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2013-013
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection is comprised of 179 slides taken by Marilyn Heldman in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Eritrea, and Cameroon. Subjects include architecture, art objects, marketplaces, pottery, reliefs and cultures including the Anuak, Dorze, Falasha, Fulani, Gurage, Tigre, Falasha .
Found In
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- Dates:
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1992
- Level:
- file
- Size:
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2 Folders
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2009-27
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives