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Frederick Douglass Patterson papers

Creator:
Patterson, Frederick D. (Frederick Douglass), 1901-1988  Search this
Names:
Phelps-Stokes Fund  Search this
Tuskegee Institute  Search this
United Negro College Fund  Search this
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943  Search this
Moton, Robert Russa, 1867-1940  Search this
Patterson, Frederick D. (Frederick Douglass), 1901-1988  Search this
Extent:
18.66 Linear feet (21 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Diplomas
Notebooks
Articles
Manuscripts
Photographic prints
Ephemera
Scrapbooks
Newsletters
Awards
Photographs
Invitations
Legal documents
Programs
Correspondence
Clippings
Date:
1882 - 1988
Summary:
President of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (later Tukegee Institute; now Tuskegee University) from 1935 - 1953 and founder of the United Negro College Fund (1944). Patterson was born on October 10, 1901. Orphaned at age two, he was raised by his eldest sister, Wilhelmina (Bess), a school teacher in Texas. He studied at Iowa State College, where he received a doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1923 and a master of science degree in 1927. Five years later, he was awarded a second doctorate degree from Cornell University. Patterson taught veterinary science for four years at Virginia State College, where he was also Director of Agriculture. His tenure at Tuskegee University started in 1928 and spanned almost 25 years, first as head of the veterinary division, then as the director of the School of Agriculture and finally as Tuskegee's third president. He married Catherine Elizabeth Moton, daughter of Tuskegee University's second president, Dr. Robert R. Moton. Patterson also founded the School of Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee in 1944, the same year he founded the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). The UNCF continues today as a critical source of annual income for a consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tuskegee University among them.
Scope and Content note:
The Frederick Douglass Patterson Collection comprises 18.66 linear feet of correspondence, manuscripts, research material, published writings, photographs, audiovisual material, scrapbooks, diplomas, awards, and other materials chronicling the personal life and professional career of Frederick D. Patterson.

The collection is comprised of glimpses into the life of Dr. Patterson. The little correspondece that survived is located in Series 2: Career, Series 3: Correspondence, and Series 4: Organizations. Some of the correspondence takes the form of congratulatory notes from 1953 during Patterson's transfer from Tuskegee Institute to the Phelps-Stokes Fund, located in Series 2. There is also a personal note sent to Patterson's wife, Catherine Patterson, from George Washington Carver in which he describes peanut oil as a good massage oil.
Arrangement note:
The collection is arranged by series and chronologically therein:

1. Biography: This series provides insight into Patterson's family life through primary documents. It is comprised of family wills, insurance policies, and his autobiography. Sub-series are arranged alphabetically by title.

2. Career: This series contains materials from Patterson's long professional career in the field of higher education, including his tenure as present of both the Tuskegee Institute and the Phelps-Stokes Fund. Sub-series are arranged chronologically.

3. Correspondence: This series contains letters sent to Patterson (and his wife) of a personal and professional nature. Several letters relate to Patterson's personal business "Signs and Services," which was a small billboard advertising company. There are also letters from George Washington Carver. The series is arranged chronologically. 4. Organizations: This series contains material from the various foundations Patterson founded and to which he belonged, including the R.R. Moton Fund and the College Endowment Funding Plan. He is especially noted for developing the United Negro College Fund. The series is organized alphabetically by sub-series title.

5. Honors: This series contains the awards, citations, and resolutions Patterson received during his lifetime. Folders are organized chronologically. 6. Subject Files: This series comprises articles, employee vitas, and other documents collected and organized by Patterson. Among the subjects in the files are higher education, Negroes, segregation, civil rights, and employee records. There is no key to this system.

7. Photographs: The Photograph series mostly documents Patterson's tenure at Tuskegee University. The series includes images of Patterson and various other notable figures during formal functions at the university. Noteworthy personalities include George Washington Carver, Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana.

8. Printed Materials: This series contains books, programs, and other documents from Patterson's personal collection. The series is organized alphabetically by author's last name.
Biographical note:
Frederick Douglass Patterson was born on October 10, 1901 to parents William and Mamie Brooks Patterson, in the Buena Vista Heights area of Anacostia in Washington, D.C. The youngest of six children, Patterson's parents died of tuberculosis before he reached the age of two years, his mother when he was eleven months old and his father a year later. Following his parents' death, the Patterson children were split up and sent to live in the homes of family and friends as stipulated in his father's last will and testament until he was seven years old, Patterson lived in the Anacostia area with a family friend he called "Aunt Julia."

When he was seven years old, Patterson's older sister Bess (a recent graduate of the Washington Conservatory of Music) decided to seek employment in Texas and took him with her. Many of their parents' family still lived in the state, which allowed Patterson the opportunity to spend months with various aunts and uncles, while his sister taught music throughout the South. After completing eighth grade, Patterson joined his sister at the Prairie View Normal School, where she taught music and directed the choir. Patterson attended the school for four years, during which time he developed an interest in veterinary medicine.

In 1920, Patterson enrolled at Iowa State College as a veterinary student. He graduated in 1923 and moved to Columbus, Ohio, to join his brother John. While there, he took the Ohio State Board exam for Veterinary Medicine. Although he became certified, a lack of money prevented him from practicing. Four years later he received a teaching offer from Virginia State College (VSC) in Petersburg, Virginia, which afforded him the opportunity to work within his profession. While at VSC Patterson took a leave of absence and returned to Iowa, in 1926, to pursue a Master's degree in veterinary medicine.

After five years at VSC, the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute offered Patterson a position running the veterinarian hospital and teaching veterinary science. He moved to Tuskegee, Alabama in 1928. While at Tuskegee, Patterson decided to pursue a Ph.D. in bacteriology at Cornell University. During his year and a half leave from Tuskegee, Patterson completed his coursework and wrote his dissertation. After he returned to Tuskegee, a serial killer murdered three people, including the head of the Department of Agriculture. Confronted with this tragedy, school officials quickly offered Patterson the vacant position, which he accepted in 1934.

Robert R. Moton, second president of Tuskegee, retired in 1935 and a search was soon commenced to find the next president for the school. Patterson, in the meantime, pursued more personal matters when he met and married Catherine Moton (with whom he would have a son) in June 1935. By then he was already hired to take his now, father-in-law's, position as President of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.

As president of Tuskegee, Patterson made several changes and many additions to the institution. He increased faculty housing for professors; integrated the Board of Trustees' meeting meals and eventually arranged for both balck and white members to eat at one table; shortened the name to Tuskegee Institute; and established the Department of Commercial Dietetics in 1935, the veterinary medicine program in 1942, and the engineering program in 1948. While many considered Patterson's changes important achievements, it was his development of the Commercial/Military Aviation Program that would bring the school distinction and fame.

Patterson first attempted to develop the aviation program in 1939. The government fostered the development of such programs by subsiding the expenses. All a university had to do was present able-bodied instructors and willing pupils. Tuskegee had both. By 1940 the United States Air Force was interested in integrating its forces. In order to do this they needed trained black pilots. Tuskegee was the perfect place to provide the needed pilots since the school was situated in an all-black environment where students could concentrate on learning to fly without having to worry about racist reactions from their fellow classmates. To accommodate this program, the Tuskegee Army Air Base was created. Tuskegee pilots flew missions throughout World War II and would later be recognized for their bravery.

An important part of Patterson's duties as president was fund-raising. By 1943 he found it increasingly difficult to find ample sources of funds to run the Institute. He came to realize Tuskegee and similar black colleges would benefit if they pooled their funding resources and asked for larger amounts of money from philanthropic individuals and organizations as a collective. Working together would cut fund-raising expenses; this in turn would leave more money for the colleges to use as they wished. Patterson named his new creation the United Negro College Fund (UNCF); it would go on to raise millions of dollars for the nation's historically black colleges. He served as the first president of the organization.

During the fifteen years Patterson served as president of Tuskegee, he hosted many famous personalities, including W.E.B. DuBois, Mary McLeod Bethune, Eleanor Roosevelt, Duke Ellington, Paul Robeson, Pearl Buck, and Andre Segovia. He developed a lasting relationship with George Washington Carver, who had been a professor with Tuskegee since the days of Booker T. Washington.

Patterson served on many organizational boards in addition to his educational work. His involvement with the Phelps-Stokes Fund would ultimately lead Patterson to leave his beloved Tuskegee Institute to apply his educational philosophies on a broader scale. In 1953 the Fund approached Patterson and offered him the presidency of the organization. Patterson, feeling he needed a change, accepted the offer. He resigned from Tuskegee that same year and moved to New York to begin a new life.

Organized in 1911, the Phelps-Stokes Fund supported African, African American, and Native American education and worked on solving housing problems in New York City. Patterson's interest in African education began before he joined Phelps-Stokes. In 1950 the World Bank/International Bank Commission to Nigeria hired him to "evaluate the resources of Nigeria and…to study the educational programs and the organizational structure of advanced education." Through his work with the Fund he continued his efforts to improve the educational opportunities for Africans and help them move beyond colonialism. Patterson traveled extensively throughout the west coast of Africa in support of these goals.

In addition to forming the UNCF, Patterson created two other organizations (the Robert R. Moton Institute and the College Endowment Funding Plan), during the mid 1960s and 1970s. Each was designed to improve funding efforts for historically black colleges. The Robert R. Moton institute began as an off-shoot of the Phelps-Stokes as a site for conferences to address the Fund's primary concerns. Patterson's idea for the Institute came from a desire to put to use a piece of property inherited after Moton's death. Empathy with the frustrations of college presidents regarding the restricted funding for institutional expenses led Patterson to create the College Endowment Funding Plan. The Endowment was designed to alleviate this situation by providing matching funds to eligible colleges. The Endowment made its first payment in 1978. Unfortunately, by the 1980s, the Moton Institute lost most of its government funding due to federal cutbacks. This resulted in reductions to the Institute's programming.

It was not until Patterson was well into his eighties that he began to retire from his life of public service. On June 23, 1987, President Ronald Reagan presented Dr. Patterson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest possible honor that can be bestowed upon a civilian, for his service in higher education and his role in creating funding sources for the nation's historically black colleges. A year later Frederick Douglass Patterson died at the age of eighty-seven.

Honorary Degrees

undated -- Xavier University

1941 -- Virginia State College

1941 -- Wilberforce University

1953 -- Morehouse College

1956 -- Tuskegee Institute

1961 -- New York University

1966 -- Edward Waters College

1967 -- Atlanta University

1969 -- Franklin and Marshall College

1970 -- Virginia Union University

1975 -- Bishop College

1977 -- St. Augustine's College

1982 -- Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

1984 -- Stillman College

1985 -- Payne College

Distinctions

undated -- Association for the Study of Negro Life and History Carter

undated -- The Southern Education Foundation, Inc. Distinguished Service Citation

undated -- The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Texas Association of Developing Colleges Annual Leadership Awards

1950 -- Christian Education department, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Inc. Citation for Distinguished Service

1953 -- Bethune-Cookman College, the Mary McLeod Bethune Medallion

1953 -- John A. Andrew Clinical Society at Tuskegee Institute, Citation for Distinguished Service in the Cause of Humanity

1953 -- Tuskegee Institute, Certificate of Appreciation for 25 Years of Service

1957 -- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Beta Lamda Sigma Chapter, Bigger and Better Business Award

1960 -- National Alumni Council of the UNCF, Inc. Award

1963 -- National Business League, Booker T. Washington Award

1965 -- Booker T. Washington Business Association, Certificate of Acknowledgement

1970 -- Moton Conference Center Award

1970 -- Tuskegee National Alumni Association, R.R. Moton Award

1972 -- American College Public Relations Association, 1972 Award for Distinguished Service to Higher Education

1972 -- UNCF F.D. Patterson 71st Birthday Award

1975 -- National Business League, Booker T. Washington Symbol of Service Award

1976 -- Phelps-Stokes Fund, Continuous Creative and Courageous Leadership in the Cause of Higher Education for Blacks

1977 -- Yale Alumni Associates of Afro-America, Distinguished Service Award

1979 -- Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation Inc., Distinguished Educator Award

1979 -- Tuskegee Institute Alumni Association Philadelphia Charter Award

1980 -- The Iowa State University Alumni Association, Distinguished Achievement Citation

1980 -- Gary Branch NAACP Life Membership Fight for Freedom Dinner 1980, Roy Wilkins Award

1980 -- State of Alabama Certificate of Appreciation

1982 -- St. Luke's United Methodist Church Achievement Award

1983 -- Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., Distinguished Service Award

1984 -- Booker T. Washington Foundation, Booker T. Washington Distinguished Service Award

1984 -- The Ohio State University Office of Minority Affairs, Distinguished Humanitarian and Service Award

1985 -- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, Eta Zeta Lamda Chapter Civic Award

1985 -- United States, Private Sector Initiative Commendation

1987 -- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc of New York State, Founders Day Award

1987 -- Presidential Medal of Freedom

1987 -- Brag Business Achievement Award

1987 -- Phelps-Stokes Fund, Aggrey Medal

Public Service

1941-1971 -- Southern Educational Foundation, Inc., Board Member

1943-1988 -- United Negro College Fund, Founder, President, and Member

1960s-1988 -- Robert R. Moton Memorial Institute, Founder

1970s-1988 -- The College Endowment Funding Plan, Founder

undated -- American National Red Cross, Board of Governors Member

undated -- Boys Scouts of America, National Council Member

undated -- Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report on Reorganization of Federal Government, Board Member

undated -- Institute of International Education, Advisory committee Member

undated -- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Life Member

undated -- National Business League, President and Board Member

undated -- National Urban League, National Committee Member

undated -- Phelps-Stokes Fund, Board of Trustees Member

undated -- President's Commission on Higher Education for Negroes

undated -- Southern Regional Education, Board of Control Member
Related Materials:
Additional biographical materials in the Dale/Patterson Collection of the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

This collection contains artifacts catalogued in the ACM Objects Collection.
Provenance:
The Frederick Douglass Patterson papers were donated to the Anacostia Community Museum in 2001 by Frederick Douglass Patterson, Jr.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Rights:
The Frederick Douglass Patterson papers are the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.
Topic:
Universities and colleges -- Administration  Search this
African Americans -- Education (Higher)  Search this
African American universities and colleges  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diplomas
Notebooks
Articles
Manuscripts
Photographic prints
Ephemera
Scrapbooks
Newsletters
Awards
Photographs
Invitations
Legal documents
Programs
Correspondence
Clippings
Citation:
Frederick Douglass Patterson papers, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Frederick Douglass Patterson, Jr.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-010
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
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EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-acma-06-010
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Pan American Mission, Washington, D.C.

Publisher:
A. C. Co.  Search this
Names:
Pan American Union Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (color)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Place:
United States of America -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Date:
1925
General:
Historic Image #: 16
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Public buildings  Search this
Trees  Search this
statues  Search this
Fences  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Gardens -- District of Columbia -- Washington  Search this
Balustrades  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR004017
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Historic gardens Stereograph collection
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Archives of American Gardens
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Washington -- Treasury Building

Names:
Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
United States of America -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.)
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- District of Columbia -- Washington  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, File DC055
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Archives of American Gardens
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Guidebook to diplomatic reception rooms

Author:
United States Department of State  Search this
Subject:
Washington (D.C.) Department of State Building  Search this
Department of State Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Physical description:
iii, 88 p illustrations, ports 27 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Catalogues
catalogs (documents)
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
1971
Topic:
Decoration and ornament  Search this
Furniture  Search this
Décoration et ornement  Search this
Meubles  Search this
Call number:
NK460.W3 U58 1971
NK460.W3 U58 1973
NK460.W3U58 1973
NK460.W3U58 1971
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
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Bid for painting two rooms 14th Street Building, Washington, D.C.

Collection Creator:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this
Collection Author:
Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884  Search this
Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 15-16
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1892
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records / Series 5: Business Records / 5.8: Business Records
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c25f7d34-6ea6-407e-93f7-bbbcfbd6cbc2
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Face mask

Object Name:
walu
Maker:
Dogon artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, pigment, iron
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 48.3 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm (19 x 7 x 6 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Mali
Date:
Mid-20th century
Topic:
Funerary  Search this
antelope  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of David Markin
Object number:
66-8-2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys768f6804a-aae0-4865-845c-e1cc6ee377dd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_66-8-2

Head

Object Name:
alunga
Maker:
Bembe artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, pigment, plant fiber
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 15.2 x 11.1 x 6.4 cm (6 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Mid-20th century
Topic:
Hunting/Fishing  Search this
Ancestral  Search this
Male use  Search this
Janus-faced  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Ernst Anspach
Object number:
67-1-7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7f57c284e-ae07-4d17-b152-4b8a15824e80
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_67-1-7
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Hand weapon

Object Name:
za
Maker:
Gbaya artist  Search this
Medium:
Iron, leather
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 64.1 x 13 x 1.9 cm (25 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 3/4 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Central African Republic
Date:
Late 19th-early 20th century
Topic:
Marriage  Search this
Warfare  Search this
Status  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Trade  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker
Object number:
67-15-24
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/ys7456941d4-b19c-47a5-ab3c-887ca8ca6f59
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_67-15-24
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Altar figure

Object Name:
boli
Maker:
Bamana artist  Search this
Medium:
Mud, blood, bamboo, plant fiber
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 33.9 x 19.5 x 45 cm (13 3/8 x 7 11/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Mali
Date:
Early to mid-20th century
Topic:
Initiation  Search this
bushcow  Search this
Power  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker
Object number:
67-15-25
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/ys754f58cb4-0f3b-4e72-bee1-c337599220df
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_67-15-25
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Face mask

Object Name:
suruku
Maker:
Bamana artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 40.6 x 18.4 x 18.4 cm (16 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Mali
Date:
Early to mid-20th century
Topic:
Initiation  Search this
hyena  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Richman
Object number:
68-13-7
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/ys7fa57c2a6-e838-4fd6-8cb2-abbd73505607
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_68-13-7

Granary door

Maker:
Dogon artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 58.4 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm (23 x 22 x 1 in.)
Type:
Architectural Element
Geography:
Mali
Topic:
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Saul Bellow
Object number:
68-30-6
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/ys7efd884fb-6187-49b1-951b-fbd6feeddbd5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_68-30-6

Face mask

Object Name:
kanaga
Maker:
Dogon artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, pigment, plant fiber
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 97.8 x 59.7 x 19.1 cm (38 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Mali
Date:
Mid-20th century
Topic:
Funerary  Search this
Initiation  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Emil Arnold
Object number:
68-36-221
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys71b5e82a7-059e-45d2-94ae-00ef61ff36c3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_68-36-221

Knife

Object Name:
musele
Maker:
Kota artist  Search this
Medium:
Ironl, wood, copper alloy
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 30 x 31.5 x 3.8 cm (11 13/16 x 12 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Gabon
Date:
Late 19th-mid 20th century
Topic:
Initiation  Search this
Status  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Emil Arnold
Object number:
68-36-274
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys711252a4d-68bb-46d6-a184-94491ec1453f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_68-36-274

Female figure

Object Name:
akua'ba
Maker:
Fante artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, glass beads, cotton
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 27.3 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm (10 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Ghana
Topic:
Fertility  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Emil Arnold
Object number:
68-36-331
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7a9bec4df-0c43-4378-ab84-4af5f75e4507
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_68-36-331

Female figure

Object Name:
akua'ba
Maker:
Fante artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, glass beads
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 35.9 x 6.4 x 4.8 cm (14 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Ghana
Topic:
Fertility  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Emil Arnold
Object number:
68-36-338
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/ys79bc100dc-ba33-4a61-9661-8c15600273ff
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_68-36-338

Female figure

Object Name:
akua'ba
Maker:
Fante artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, glass beads, hair
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 36.2 x 7 x 4.8 cm (14 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Ghana
Date:
Mid 20th century
Topic:
Fertility  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Emil Arnold
Object number:
68-36-339
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys70934ca87-96b6-4e43-9702-7966485b7cbd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_68-36-339

Headrest

Object Name:
isigqiki
Maker:
Zulu artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 14.6 x 47 x 11.4 cm (5 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Type:
Decorative Arts
Geography:
South Africa
Date:
Early-mid-20th century
Topic:
Household  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Warren M. Robbins
Object number:
68-4-9
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/ys728224966-f352-4bfe-a5b9-59b5d190d579
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_68-4-9
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Comb

Maker:
Songo artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 17.5 x 7.2 x 2.0 cm (6 7/8 x 2 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Angola
Date:
Early 20th century
Topic:
Status  Search this
Adornment  Search this
male  Search this
female  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of William Brill
Object number:
68-6-7
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/ys7d4314c17-78b5-405e-a212-a07444119907
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_68-6-7

Comb

Maker:
Lwena artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, tack
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 17.1 x 5.6 x 1.7 cm (6 3/4 x 2 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Angola
Date:
Early 20th century
Topic:
Status  Search this
Adornment  Search this
male  Search this
female  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of William Brill
Object number:
68-6-8
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/ys719b23558-e1bb-4408-9ce5-bd1bf23ced6b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_68-6-8

Drum

Object Name:
mukupela
Maker:
Chokwe artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, hide, resin
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 43.2 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm (17 x 10 x 10 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Angola
Date:
Early to mid-20th century
Topic:
Male use  Search this
geometric motif  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Ernst Anspach
Object number:
69-14-2
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/ys7b1d03612-a2f3-44f0-8ea0-104c012fab4b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_69-14-2
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