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Abbott, Frank
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circa 1897-1899
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13 Prints (albumen and possibly silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.80-29
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs that largely depict Zulu people, including Dinzulu kaCetshwayo, and a Hottentot woman. Represented photographers include Francis E. Pollard, J.E. Middlebrook, and possibly J. Barnett & Company.
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Brill, William, 1918-2003
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circa 1983
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479 Photographic prints (object copy prints; black & white, 8 x 10 in. or smaller )
17 Photocopies
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-001
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection is comprised of photographs collected by William W. Brill to document his personal collection of African art objects, which primarily contains masks, sculpted figures, and tools.
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Travis, Paul Bough, 1891-1975
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1927-1928
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5 Film reels (2 hours 24 minutes, black-and-white silent; 3810 feet, 16mm)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1989.17
- Repository:
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Human Studies Film Archives
Footage shot by artist Paul Travis during a trip through Africa and Southern Europe during 1927 and 1928. Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology a...
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Bohmer, Josef
- Dates:
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1935-1936
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1 Film reel (37 minutes, black-and-white silent; 1365 feet, 16mm)
Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1979.01
- Repository:
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Human Studies Film Archives
Edited film of a motorcycle expedition by six Austrians who traversed Africa from October 1935 to March 1936. Footage documents the rigors of overland travel on motorcycle as well as encounters with three tribal groups: Zulus in South Africa, Kikuyu in Kenya, and Latukas in the Sudan. Film includes ceremonial dance at a Zulu wedding, Zulu homestead...
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Santiago, Margaret
- Dates:
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undated
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4 Prints (silver gelatin (including some on postcard-imprinted stock))
2 Postcards (halftone)
1 Postcard (photogravure)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.91-22
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs depicting a Zulu mother and child, two women bearing loads on their heads, two women described as "South African native belles," a group of Namibian women using mortars and pestles, a Namibian woman and baby, zebras, and elephants. They include photographs made by Joseph Reiter and Lynn Acutt.
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Sieber, Roy, 1923-2001
- Dates:
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circa 1965
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65 Slides (photographs) ((dupes), color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-011
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Roy Sieber. Images of African textile and the dyeing and weaving processes. Objects depicted include Asante Kente cloth, Hausa embroidered pants, Jukun tie-dye waist cloth, a Kuba hat, Yoruba indigo dye and a Zulu cloak, as well as akwete cloth from Nigeria, an appliqué dress from Cameroon, an appliqué robe from Ghana, cloth from Dahomey (now Benin) and dye pots from Ede. People portrayed include a Dogon dancer, Kajiado warriors with spears and shields, a weaver making cloth, and women dyeing cloth with indigo.
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circa 1900
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20 Photographic prints (dupe prints (1 v.), black & white, 8 x 10 in.)
20 Photographic prints ((1 box), black & white, 19 x 14 cm. or smaller)
20 Photographic prints (black & white, 4 x 5 in.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1992-003
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs of Zulu men, women and children, taken by various photographers, often in poses arranged by the photographer. There are also images of settlements.
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- Dates:
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between 1880-1930
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18 Photographic prints (1 volume, black and white, 15 x 21 cm. or smaller)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1973-009
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Vintage photographs, including albumen and silver gelatin photographic prints, collected by the staff of the National Museum of African Art from its inception in 1979.
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Boulton, Laura, 1899-1980
- Dates:
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1934-1985
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Film reels (16mm)
0.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1987.09
- Repository:
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Human Studies Film Archives
Film and video of the ethnomusicology collection of Laura C. Boulton, shot primarily by Dr. Boulton among traditional peoples around the world. (See inventory attached to agreement). Collection contains supplementary material: associated texts, sound recordings, annotations, sound logs, and field notes. Please note that the contents of the colle...
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Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology
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circa 1870s-1930
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2,600 Prints (circa, silver gelatin and platinum)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.85
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The bulk of the collection consists of photographs made from glass negatives collected and produced by the Bureau of American Ethnology. These photographs include portraits and field photographs by photographers and anthropologists, most associated with the BAE, including Alexander Gardner, William Henry Jackson, John K. Hillers, DeLancey Gill, C. ...
