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- Dates:
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between 1981-1983
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8 photographic prints ((2 boxes), black & white, 11 x 14 in.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1987-008
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Scott J. Parker in Ghana, 1981-1983.
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[between 1905-1907]
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silver gelatin (black & white, 18 x 12 cm. or smaller)
copy prints (black & white, 8 x 10 in.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1986-026
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs assembled in an album documenting the Fulbe, Tiv and Wurkun peoples of north-central Nigeria. Images include Fulbe on horseback, Tiv women and children, a Wurkun headman, and Wurkun in indigenous attire. Activities illustrated include dancing and playing musical instruments such as drums, horns with gourd resonators and string bows.
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- Creators:
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Ames, David Watson
- Dates:
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1950
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125 slides (photographs) (color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1987-004
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by David Ames of rural Wolof village life in Gambia in 1950.
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Weir, Thomas
- Dates:
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1960-1966
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48 photographic prints ((1 v.), black & white, 8 x 10 in.)
2,330 slides (photographs) ((2 v.), color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1987-001
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Thomas Weir in Liberia to document Liberian culture, 1960-1966. The photographs document the architecture, arts, events and peoples of Liberia, particularly the Bassa, Kru and Vai. Activities documented include blacksmithing, ivory carving, the making of a dugout canoe, pottery, market vending and basket and cloth weaving. Architectural images include government ministries, hospitals, schools and numerous street scenes in Monrovia, as well as Bassa houses and villages. Art works depicted include paintings on houses and signs, as well as paintings, sculptures and textiles created as tourist art. Events documented include official government ceremonies with staged indigenous dances; rituals in villages such as young members of the female sande society returning from the initiation camp; and visits by foreign heads of state such as Queen Elizabeth II and Josip Broz Tito of Yoguslavia. Liberians portrayed include President William V.S. Tubman and the people of Monrovia and other towns.
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Ederheimer, Guy, Jr
- Dates:
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1930-1931
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70 photographic prints ((2 boxes), black & white, 40 x 50 cm. or smaller)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1986-015
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Guy Ederheimer from 1930 to 1931 in Egypt and South Africa. Images taken in South Africa are portraits and include a Zulu wedding dance. Pictured are the best man, the bride, dancers, mothers with their children. The Egyptian images show Cairo and the Nile River.
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Votaw, Albert N.
Votaw, Estera F. (wife)
- Dates:
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1967-1969
- Size:
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189 slides (photographs) (silver gelatin (1 v.), color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1986-004
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Albert N. and Estera F. Votaw in in Cote d'Ivoire while stationed there with the U.S. Department of State, 1967-1969.
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Fogel, William
Fogel, Joel S.
- Dates:
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1973
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1 film reel (+ audio-cassette tape, color, 16 mm. )
8 film reels (color, 16 mm.)
400 slides (photographs) (+descriptive index (2 v.), color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1986-003
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Still and motion pictures taken by Joel S. Fogel in 1973 documenting his 500 mile trip, mainly by raft, along the Omo River in Ethiopia. The photographs primarily show Fogel and his traveling companions, including images of them fishing, hunting and rafting. There are a few portraits of Africans, primarily the Karo and Mursi, showing costumes and adornments. Events documented include the Maskal festival and a military parade in Addis Ababa. Karo objects depicted include bow and arrows, bracelets, gourds, sandals, a shield, a stool, walking sticks and a wooden headrest. Mursi art work shown include arm rings, body decoration, ear plugs, fishing poles, lip ornaments and a tobacco pouch. Wildlife shown include fish, hawks, crocodiles, gazelles, tree snakes, water buffalo and white herons.
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- Creators:
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Abrams, Philip M.
- Dates:
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1957-1973
bulk 1970-1973
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358 slides (photographs) (+22 postcards, color)
10 photographic prints ((dupe prints), color, 8 x 10 in. or smaller)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1986-002
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken and postcards gathered by Philip M. Abrams during his travels through Liberia, Mali, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon and Burkina Faso, 1970-1973. Activities documented in the images include a Bundu sande women's society performance with Sowei (female guardian spirit) masks in Liberia; a Dogon dama (festival) masquerade staged for tourists in Sangha, Mali; a Grebo war dance in Krutown, Monrovia, Liberia; young Vai boys during initiation into the poro male secret society; and masked Vai dancers performing on Providence Island, Monrovia.
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Browning, Augustus
- Dates:
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1982-1985
- Size:
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1 box
49 photographic prints (black & white, 8 x 10 in. or smaller)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1986-013
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Augustus Browning of Hausa and Fulani peoples in Nigeria between 1982 and 1985.
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[between 1970-1980]
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60 transparencies (color, 5.5 x 5.5 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2000-006
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Images taken by a grocer, Morris G. Reese, who traveled extensively in Africa during the 1970s.