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WADE KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Creator:
National Museum of African Art  Search this
Type:
Interviews
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2015-05-18T19:46:29.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, African  Search this
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SmithsonianAfricanAr
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAfricanAr
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_bj5jhJi6vEs

NAGAYATI Arts and Architecture among the Gabra Nomads of Kenya.

Creator:
National Museum of African Art  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2017-04-28T16:56:42.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, African  Search this
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SmithsonianAfricanAr
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAfricanAr
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edanmdm:yt_uMZ2YsjE8dQ

Nick Brandt

Photographer:
Brandt, Nick 1966-  Search this
Writer of supplementary textual content:
Brandt, Nick 1966-  Search this
Owuor, Yvonne Adhiambo  Search this
Everett, Percival  Search this
Editor:
Barth, Nadine 1964-  Search this
Host institution:
Fahey/Klein Gallery  Search this
Atlas Gallery (London, England)  Search this
Custot Gallery (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)  Search this
Oslo Negativ, Det Gamle Biblioteket (Oslo, Norwary)  Search this
Source Photographica (Melbourne, Australia)  Search this
Edwynn Houk Gallery  Search this
Polka Galerie (Paris, France)  Search this
Physical description:
166 pages illustrations (some color), portraits 33 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Pictorial works
Portraits
Ouvrages illustrés
Expositions
Photography of animals
Photography, Artistic
Exhibition catalogs
Illustrated works
Place:
Africa, East
Afrique orientale anglophone
Date:
2021
Topic:
Wildlife photography  Search this
Animals  Search this
Portrait photography  Search this
East Africans  Search this
Human-animal relationships  Search this
Environmental degradation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1159500

Biography of an African slave-raider turned askari and scout

Author:
MacDonell, Bror Urme 1921-1998  Search this
Physical description:
219 pages illustrations, maps, portraits 21 cm
Type:
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographie
Place:
Africa, East
Tanzania
Tanzanie
Ostafrika
Date:
2006
1890-1918
Topic:
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns  Search this
Slave traders  Search this
Scouts (Reconnaissance)  Search this
Soldiers  Search this
Military campaigns  Search this
Travel  Search this
Askari  Search this
Sklavenhandel  Search this
History  Search this
Description and travel  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Descriptions et voyages  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1146881

The Literary Corner: Introduction to African English Poetry with Brooks Robinson (side a) / Dennis Brutus’ Life and Works (side b)

Title:
Cassette tape with two episodes of the Literary Corner radio program
Created by:
Brooks B. Robinson Ph.D., American  Search this
Interview of:
Dennis Brutus, South African, 1924 - 2009  Search this
Subject of:
Christopher Okigbo, Nigerian, 1932 - 1967  Search this
Shaaban bin Robert, Tanzanian, 1909 - 1962  Search this
Directed by:
Robert Cham  Search this
Medium:
plastic and tape
Dimensions:
H x W (audiocassette): 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
Duration (side a): 00:14:48
Duration (side b): 00:14:51
Type:
audio cassettes
Place made:
United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
West Africa, Africa
East Africa, Africa
Date:
1978
Topic:
African American  Search this
Colonialism  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Radio  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
Object number:
2010.17.1.10a
Restrictions & Rights:
© Brooks B. Robinson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
The Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World
Classification:
Media Arts-Audio Recordings
Movement:
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Anti-apartheid movements
Negritude
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52adccc37-e9b0-4e21-8949-7b5ba6c7381f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.17.1.10a
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The Literary Corner: Introduction to African English Fiction/Prose with Brooks Robinson (side a) / Eldred Jones on Chinua Achebe (side b)

Title:
Cassette tape with two episodes of the Literary Corner radio program
Created by:
Brooks B. Robinson Ph.D., American  Search this
Interview of:
Eldred Jones, PhD, Sierra Leonean, 1925 - 2020  Search this
Subject of:
Olaudah Equiano, 1745 - 1797  Search this
Thomas Mofolo, Basotho, 1876 - 1948  Search this
Chinua Achebe, Nigerian, 1930 - 2013  Search this
Directed by:
Robert Cham  Search this
Medium:
plastic and tape
Dimensions:
H x W (audiocassette): 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
Duration (side a): 00:14:50
Duration (side b): 00:14:48
Type:
audiotapes
Place made:
United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
Kenya, East Africa, Africa
Date:
1978
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Colonialism  Search this
Decolonization  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Radio  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
Object number:
2010.17.1.12a
Restrictions & Rights:
© Brooks B. Robinson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
The Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World
Classification:
Media Arts-Audio Recordings
Movement:
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c874cd8b-f458-4c56-adc2-e502c1c23fa5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.17.1.12a
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Grasses of East Africa Dino J. Martins

Author:
Martins, Dino J  Search this
Physical description:
232 pages illustrations (chiefly color), color map 22 cm
Type:
Books
Field guides
Place:
Africa, East
Date:
2022
Topic:
Grasses  Search this
Grassland ecology  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155964

War Cloth "Mai Bere"

Donor Name:
Dr. William L. Abbott  Search this
Width:
91 cm
Length:
184 cm
Culture:
Masai (Maasai)  Search this
Object Type:
Cloth
Place:
East, Africa
Accession Date:
27 Feb 1891
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
024008
USNM Number:
E151819-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3165c557b-7e85-416c-887c-a8e3466bb3d6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8341593
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Alfred T. Agate drawings from the United States Exploring Expedition

Artist:
Agate, Alfred T., 1812-1846  Search this
Names:
United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)  Search this
Extent:
5 Drawings (visual works)
2 Engravings
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings (visual works)
Engravings
Drawings
Portraits
Works of art
Place:
Oceania
South America
Date:
1838-1842
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of five (5) watercolor drawings and two (2) engravings made by Alfred T. Agate for the United States Exploring Expedition. It includes portraits of King Kamehameha III of Hawaii, Kotowatowa (a Maori chief), and unnamed individuals from Brazil, Peru, Fiji, as well as illustrations of Maori ornamental carvings.

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 and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note:
Alfred Thomas Agate was an artist, painter, and miniaturist, known for his landscapes, portraits and scientific illustrations. Agate was born February 14, 1812 in Sparta, N.Y. In 1838, he joined the Scientific Corps of the United States Exploring Expedition as a portraitist and botanical artist. He spent four years traveling around the world, mapping the coast of Oregon, documenting hundreds of islands in the Pacific, and collecting more than sixty thousand plant and bird specimens. In 1842, Agate settled in Washington, D.C., and prepared his drawings for the expedition's multi-volume report. He died January 5, 1846.
Variant Title:
Natives of Oceania, and ornamental architecture, signed "A. T. Agate, del., A. T. A., del.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 382524

USNM Accession 16909
Related Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds additional Agate drawings from the United States Exploring Expedition in The Division of Ethnology photograph collection (Photo Lot 97).

The Naval History and Heritage Command Archives holds the Alfred Agate collection.
Provenance:
Gift of Mr. M. C. Hopkins to United States National Museum, May 7, 1942. The collection was transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives in July 1969.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Portraits
Engravings
Works of art
Citation:
Alfred T. Agate drawings from the United States Exploring Expedition (MS 382524), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS382524
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Alfred T. Agate drawings from the United States Exploring Expedition
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36d243d1f-59f9-4200-acda-7e2f8272baa5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms382524
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Andūka from Bengēla [Benguela]

Collection Artist:
Agate, Alfred T., 1812-1846  Search this
Extent:
1 Drawings (visual works) (watercolor and pencil, 6 x 9 inches)
Container:
Box 382524, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Graphic Materials
Drawings (visual works)
Date:
1838
Scope and Contents:
Watercolor and colored pencil drawing made in Rio de Janiero of a man from Beguela, Angola. The drawing depicts the man's head and torso, but the head only was published in Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, vol. 1, page 62.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV 08527900
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Alfred T. Agate drawings from the United States Exploring Expedition (MS 382524), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Alfred T. Agate drawings from the United States Exploring Expedition
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33acdb32d-fdc6-40ca-bb74-f12c1ba374ab
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-ms382524-ref7

"Arts of the Monsoon" film

Creator:
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Videodiscs (Blu-ray)
1 Videodiscs (DVD)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Videodiscs (blu-ray)
Videodiscs (dvd)
Dvds
Place:
Zanzibar
Africa, East
Oman
Date:
2016
Summary:
This collection consists of two copies of the DVD "Arts of the Monsoon," (2016) one standard and one Blu-ray. Produced in 2016 by the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, the film portrays how the dhows, in sailing across the monsoon winds of he Indian Ocean between Oman and East Africa, brought cross-cultural influences along the coastal areas of Sur, Salalah, and Zanzibar.
Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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:
Dhows  Search this
Genre/Form:
DVDs
Citation:
"Arts of the Monsoon DVDs", EEPA 2017-007, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2017-007
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7199dadc0-cb39-415f-8c60-960263d17054
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-2017-007

Lynn McLaren Photographs

Creator:
McLaren, Lynn, 1922-  Search this
Names:
UNICEF  Search this
Extent:
648 Slides (photographs) (color , 35mm.)
10 Photographic prints (black and white , 8 x 10 inches.)
38 Transparencies (color , 120mm.)
Container:
Item EEPA.2007-009
Culture:
Zaramo (African people)  Search this
Swahili (African people)  Search this
Maasai (African people)  Search this
Makonde (African people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Photographic prints
Transparencies
Portraits
Color slides
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Zanzibar
Africa, East
Mikumi National Park (Tanzania)
Africa
Mombasa (Kenya)
Lamu Island (Kenya)
Manyara, Lake (Tanzania)
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
India
Kilimanjaro, Mount (Tanzania)
Kenya
Tanzania
Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
Victoria, Lake
Date:
circa 1950-1969
Summary:
The collection consists of 38 color transparencies, 648 color slides and 10 black-and-white photographic prints taken by Lynn McLaren Demarest while on assignment for various news outlets in the 1950s and 1960s. A majority of the slides and transparencies were taken in East Africa and document indigenous peoples, agriculture (cotton in particular), health and nutrition education, UNICEF activities, architecture, natural landscapes, animals, fishers, coffee plantations and the sisal industry. Locations include Mobassa, Lamu Island, Zanzibar, Dar es Saalam, Lake Victoria, Mount Kilimajaro, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and Mikumi National Park (Tanzania). The black-and-white photographs depict East African leaders, such as Julius Nyerere, and prominent international visitors to the region, including Robert Kennedy. A small number of slides and transparencies were taken in India.
Arrangement note:
Arrangement reflects the original order established by the photographer.
Biographical/Historical note:
Lynn McLaren (1922-2008) was a professional photojournalist who worked on assignment for National Geographic, Life, Newsweek and Business Week since the 1950s and 1960s. A member of the Society of Women Geographers, McLaren lived and traveled extensively around the world, photographing peoples and places in Kenya, Tanzania (Zanzibar), India, Nepal, Spain, Germany and the United States. McLaren was also the author of five books, including Berlin and the Berliners and The Village: The People (India), all of which are richly illustrated with her photographs. In 2007, she had a major retrospective of her photography, Fifty Years of Photographs from Around the World, at the Marion Art Center in Marion, Massachusetts.
Provenance:
Lynn McLaren, Bruce McLaren Millar, 6105 Cromwell Drive, Bethesda, MD 20816;, Donation, 20070518, EEPA 2007-0009.
Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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:
Coffee plantations  Search this
Animals  Search this
Sisal (Plant)  Search this
Sailboats  Search this
Markets  Search this
Health education  Search this
Dhows  Search this
Cotton  Search this
Fishers  Search this
Agriculture  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Portraits
Color slides
Transparencies
Black-and-white photographs
Citation:
Lynn McLaren Photographs, EEPA 2007-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2007-009
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Lynn McLaren Photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo72922d8a5-1eeb-438d-9279-b649c3f4aec0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-2007-009
Online Media:

Oduduwa's chain locations of culture in the Yoruba-Atlantic Andrew Apter

Author:
Apter, Andrew H (Andrew Herman)  Search this
Physical description:
x, 206 pages illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Atlantic Ocean Region
Atlantique, Région de l'
Pays étrangers
Nigeria, Southwest
Nigeria (Sud-Ouest)
Southwest Nigeria
Date:
2018
Topic:
Yoruba (African people)--Religion  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Cults  Search this
Orisha religion  Search this
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique)--Religion  Search this
Africains  Search this
Orisha (Religion)  Search this
15.85 history of America  Search this
HISTORY / Africa / East  Search this
HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)  Search this
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social  Search this
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global)  Search this
Religion  Search this
Religionsethnologie  Search this
Afroamerikanischer Synkretismus  Search this
Kreolisierung  Search this
Ethnogenese  Search this
Verwandtschaft  Search this
Theoriendynamik  Search this
Kosmologie  Search this
Candomblé  Search this
Wodu  Search this
Sklaverei  Search this
Yoruba  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155814

Younghusband, Ethel, photographer. Photo album pertaining to her book, Glimpses of East Africa and Zanzibar, 1910

Collection Creator:
Train, Russell E., 1920-2012  Search this
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)  Search this
Extent:
1 Album (Photograph albums, 4.5 x 3.25 in. (photographs), 9 x 14 x 0.5 in. (album))
Container:
Item Ph042
Type:
Archival materials
Albums
Date:
1905 - 1906
General note:
Photograph album with 69 original photographs, each titled, mounted on 50 pages, with title "Africa - east" in ink and date "1905-1906" in pencil at top of first page, and signed by Ethel Younghusband on preliminary page, preserved within brown paper wrappers. These would appear to include many of the photographs used in her book. Ph042 is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
Collection Rights:
The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
See more items in:
Russell E. Train Africana collection
Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 9: Photographs
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Libraries
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sc2ca4742ad-5122-48c0-9b55-950a9be1f717
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sil-cl-xxxx-0014-ref2480

West Africa and East Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / by J.D. Anderson, with the advice of Obaro Ikime

Author:
Anderson, J. D John D  Search this
Physical description:
382, xxxi pages
Type:
Books
Place:
Africa, West
Africa, East
Date:
1972
Topic:
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1147832

11. Congo Belge - Léopoldville-Est. La Congo Trading Cy

Photographer:
De Bruyne  Search this
Creator:
Nells (Brussels)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 4 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kinshasa Province -- Kinshasa -- (Léopoldville)
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "11. Congo Belge - Léopoldville-Est.; La Congo Trading Cy." Translated postcard caption reads: " Belgian Congo. East Léopoldville. The Congo Trading Company."
Publisher's logo on recto and verso: "Nels." Printed text on verso reads: "Photo C. De Bruyne - Edition C. De Bruyne."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-28-61
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
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:
Cityscape photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 CG 2011-001-1231
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo71fe01afe-8c0a-4e5b-9d32-e5856f189f36
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3162

Nairobi Hotel Inter-Continental

Creator:
The Elite Group (Nairobi)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Kenya, -- Nairobi, -- Hotel InterContinental Nairobi
Date:
c. 1970
Scope and Contents:
Text on verso reads: "Hotel Inter-Continental. Nairobi. Kenya - East Africa. "Africa in Pictures." 120/198. PEGAS. Copyright Owner: The Elite Group, P. O. Box 40683 Nairobi."
Local Numbers:
EEPA KE-50-04
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subjects.
Provenance:
Amy Staples; Donation; FY 1995; EEPA 1995-027
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:
Architecture -- Africa  Search this
Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs  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 KE 1995-027-002
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo72d038986-984b-4ce8-86fc-081dc54d152b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5183

Kenya, East Africa Kikuyu Village

Creator:
S. Skulina, Pegas Studio (Nairobi)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Kikuyu (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Date:
c. 1950
Scope and Contents:
Text on recto reads: "Kenya East Africa. Kikuyu Village. 314."
Text on verso reads: "Edition "Africa in Pictures." Copyright by S. Skulina PEGAS STUDIO - Nairobi."
Local Numbers:
EEPA KE-12-06
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subjects.
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 -- Africa  Search this
Domestic scenes  Search this
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Vernacular architecture  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 KE 1996-005-088
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7079d85d8-48d6-4a9a-9db1-af010641d4c7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5242

Madagascar Côte-Est, Cases typiques

Creator:
Opticam (Antananarivo)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Madagascar
Date:
circa 1975
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Madagascar / Côte-Est, Cases typiques."
Translated caption reads: "Madagascar / East Coast, Typical Huts."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "20. - Reproduction interdite / Editions Opticam; 15, Rue Amiral Pierre - Tananarive; d'apres Diapo Ektachrome Kodak."
Local Numbers:
EEPA MG-07-30
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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
Vernacular architecture -- Africa  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 MG 2010-008-3878
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo771d5ac09-262a-4813-85c4-8c5f3e0da69b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5600

Madagascar - Côte Est Ficelage d'un horizane mort

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Madagascar
Date:
ca. 1906
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Madagascar - East Coast - Tying Up of a horizontal Body." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Tamatave, Madagascar, 16 August 1906."
Local Numbers:
EEPA MG-23-02
Local Note:
temp 139
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:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Funeral rites and ceremonies  Search this
Vernacular architecture -- Africa  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 MG 2012-001-0423
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79f861505-6c73-4c96-a1c8-191115854f39
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5724

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