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Turtle toy

Maker:
Undetermined artist  Search this
Medium:
Gourd, plant fiber
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10 x 20.6 x 13.5 cm (4 x 8 1/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Harare, Zimbabwe
Date:
Late 20th century
Topic:
turtle  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mildred A. Morton
Object number:
2000-29-56
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7e5d68380-78e1-4d80-aa2f-e8e4ad95c6f3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2000-29-56
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Headrest

Maker:
Shona artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 14.3 x 18.4 x 8.9 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Type:
Decorative Arts
Geography:
Zimbabwe
Date:
Early-mid 20th century
Topic:
Household  Search this
Status  Search this
geometric motif  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Herman H. Kahn
Object number:
69-31-52
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys764bb5be0-1ae8-4897-aa1e-0a80357a96a2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_69-31-52
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Rock paintings Zimbabwe

Creator:
Tourist Promotion in Africa (Pvt.) Ltd.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (col., 10 x 15 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Zimbabwe
Date:
ca. 1970
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "ROCK PAINTINGS. ZIMBABWE."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Works of art in situ  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA RH-03-04
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 48: Zimbabwe (RH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c9a1a3b5-a601-4506-93a9-4f225fea0614
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref7146

Parallel passage Great Zimbabwe, Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Creator:
Tourist Promotion in Africa (Pvt.) Ltd.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (col., 10 x 14.5 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Zimbabwe
Date:
ca. 1970
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Parallel Passage. Great Zimbabwe, Masvingo, Zimbabwe."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA RH-07-04
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 48: Zimbabwe (RH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo72582f1e2-3ded-4194-aad3-3f450fa2b56b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref7154

Conical Tower Great Zimbabwe, Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Creator:
Tourist Promotion in Africa (Pvt.) Ltd.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (col., 10.5 x 14.5 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Zimbabwe
Date:
ca. 1970
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Conical Tower, Great Zimbabwe, Masvingo, Zimbabwe."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA RH-07-06
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 48: Zimbabwe (RH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo790f70853-9fd6-44a5-8a74-3878d040a1d7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref7156

Shangaan Dancers Zimbabwe

Creator:
Tourist Promotion in Africa (Pvt.) Ltd.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (col., 10.5 x 14.5 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Zimbabwe
Date:
ca. 1980
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Shangaan Dancers. Zimbabwe."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Dance  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA RH-08-01
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 48: Zimbabwe (RH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo742459044-164f-4159-96fa-9b30be694cd5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref7173

Traditional Dancers Zimbabwe

Creator:
Tourist Promotion in Africa (Pvt.) Ltd.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (col., 10.5 x 14.5 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Zimbabwe
Date:
ca. 1980
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Traditional Dancers. Zimbabwe."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Dance  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA RH-08-02
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 48: Zimbabwe (RH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78a7ec516-8980-4fa1-8035-430617f05fce
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref7174

Zimbabwe B'tonka village life, Zimbabwe

Creator:
Tourist Promotion in Africa (Pvt.) Ltd.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Zimbabwe
Date:
ca. 1970
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Zimbabwe. B'tonka village life, Zimbabwe."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Households  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA RH-12-02
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 48: Zimbabwe (RH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f502e734-b1fa-4d58-81f3-a9e7d5d6e822
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref7176

Zimbabwe Village Head with two of his wives, Zimbabwe

Creator:
Tourist Promotion in Africa (Pvt.) Ltd.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Zimbabwe
Date:
ca. 1970
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Zimbabwe. Village Head with two of his wives, Zimbabwe"
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Households  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA RH-12-03
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 48: Zimbabwe (RH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e2ab21e3-5b32-4ed2-a61d-31b6445f8722
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref7177

Africa Zimbabwe

Creator:
Tourist Promotion in Africa (Pvt.) Ltd.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Zimbabwe
Date:
ca. 1970
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Africa Zimbabwe." On verso, "Makishi Dancers, Zimbabwe."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Masquerades  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA RH-17-01
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 48: Zimbabwe (RH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76dd31d99-72f6-4215-a9da-6cf84e38457c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref7186

Zimbabwe B'tonkas with Hubble Bubble pipes, Zimbabwe

Creator:
Tourist Promotion in Africa (Pvt.) Ltd.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Zimbabwe
Date:
ca. 1970
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "ZIMBABWE. B'tonkas with Hubble Bubble pipes, Zimbabwe."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA RH-20-03
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 48: Zimbabwe (RH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74a7d6f82-f3c3-456a-9850-4d9430409d7c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref7189

Beautiful People B'tonkas Children, Zimbabwe

Creator:
Tourist Promotion in Africa (Pvt.) Ltd.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Zimbabwe
Date:
ca. 1990
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Beautiful People. B'tonkas Children, Zimbabwe."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA RH-20-04
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 48: Zimbabwe (RH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a80a8f64-1039-4b14-9273-890bbd9300bf
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref7190

A new theory and method for the study of tourist art : the case of formal variation and innovation in Zimbabwean flow sculpture / Jonathan Zilberg

Author:
Zilberg, Jonathan Leslie 1961-  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Zimbabwe
Date:
2006
[2006]
21st century
Topic:
Sculpture, Zimbabwean  Search this
Tourism and art  Search this
Quality (Aesthetics)  Search this
Call number:
NB1096.6.R5 Z55 2006a
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_899375

A tourist guide to rock art sites in northern Zimbabwe / compiled for the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe by Lorraine Adams, with assistance from Takesure Handiseni

Author:
Adams, Lorraine  Search this
Handiseni, Takesure  Search this
National Museums and Monuments (Zimbabwe)  Search this
Queen Victoria Museum (Salisbury, Zimbabwe)  Search this
Physical description:
20 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Zimbabwe
Date:
1991
Topic:
Rock paintings  Search this
Cave paintings  Search this
Petroglyphs  Search this
Painting, Prehistoric  Search this
Call number:
N5310.5.Z55 A2 1991
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_459628

Apathy haunts the arts in Zimbabwe

Author:
Chemhere, Martin  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Physical description:
p. 8-9 : ill
Type:
Books
Place:
Zimbabwe
Date:
1993
1993-1994
Topic:
Art patronage  Search this
Art market  Search this
Artists  Search this
Call number:
VF-- Artists--Zimbabwe
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_753206

The forms adored : variations and innovation in Zimbabwean flow sculpture

Author:
Zilberg, Jonathan Leslie 1961-  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Physical description:
31, 8 leaves
Type:
Manuscripts
Place:
Zimbabwe
Date:
2005
20th century
Topic:
Stone sculpture  Search this
Tourism and art  Search this
Sculpture, Zimbabwean--Themes, motives  Search this
Art market  Search this
Stone carving  Search this
Call number:
VF-- Artists--Zimbabwe
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_768948

Greetings from Zimbabwe

Issuing body:
Zimbabwe Tourist Board  Search this
Zimbabwe Tourist Development Corporation  Search this
Type:
Periodicals
Calendars
Place:
Zimbabwe
Date:
19uu
Call number:
DT962 .G74
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1026792

Effective game utilisation

Author:
Grenon, André  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Zimbabwe
Date:
1981
Topic:
Hides and skins industry  Search this
Horn carving  Search this
Call number:
DT962.A2 R47
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_667065

Guide to Rhodesia for the use of tourists & settlers ..

Author:
Beira railway company, ltd  Search this
Mashonaland Railway Company, ltd  Search this
Rhodesia Railways Limited  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 432 p. incl. front., illus., plates, ports. fold. maps, fold. plan. 19 cm
Type:
Books
Guidebooks
Place:
Zimbabwe
Date:
1924
Topic:
Description and travel  Search this
Call number:
DT947 .G8 1924
DT947.G8 1924X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_143182

"Flesh pot" tourism comes to Zimbabwe

Author:
Mkuku, Tichaona  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Zimbabwe
Date:
1995
Topic:
Tourists  Search this
Sex tourism  Search this
Call number:
DT962.A2 M67
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_941109

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