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Art in African living : objects and ornaments from East and Southern Africa. / Jane W. Jacqz

Author:
Jacqz, Jane W  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Africa
Date:
1976
Topic:
House furnishings  Search this
Implements, utensils, etc  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Call number:
N1 .A258
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_596844

Culture dimensions of clothing in Ghana an Akan perspective: tradition and contemporary influences of clothing and fashion on the Ghanaian culture and ethics / Bernard Edem Dzramedo

Author:
Dzramedo, Bernard Edem  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 264 pages
Type:
Books
Place:
Ghana
Date:
2011
Topic:
Clothing and dress  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1147529

Cultured states youth, gender, and modern style in 1960s Dar es Salaam Andrew Ivaska

Title:
Youth, gender, and modern style in 1960s Dar es Salaam
Author:
Ivaska, Andrew M (Andrew Michael) 1971-  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 276 pages illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
Tanzanie
Dar es-Salaam
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Daressalam
Tansania
Date:
2011
1960-talet
Topic:
Politics and culture  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Politique et culture  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Jugendkultur  Search this
Kleidung  Search this
Kulturpolitik  Search this
Ungdomskultur  Search this
Könsroller  Search this
Mode  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Sociala förhållanden  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145920

Creating African fashion histories politics, museums, and sartorial practices edited by JoAnn McGregor, Heather Akou, and Nicola Stylianou

Author:
Creating African Fashion Histories (Conference) ) 2016 : Brighton, England)) author  Search this
Editor:
McGregor, JoAnn  Search this
Akou, Heather Marie  Search this
Stylianou, Nicola  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 350 pages color illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Congresses
Congrès
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Place:
Africa
Great Britain
Grande-Bretagne
Date:
2022
Topic:
Fashion--History  Search this
Clothing and dress--History  Search this
Museums--Collection management  Search this
Musées--Gestion des collections  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1156401

Peju Layiwola's indigo reimagined rethinking àdìṛe Yorúbà fashion and textile modernity edited by Patrick Oloko

Title:
Rethinking àdìṛe Yoruba fashion and textile modernity
Artist, curator:
Layiwola, Peju 1967-  Search this
Editor:
Oloko, Patrick  Search this
Type:
Books
Place:
Nigeria, Western
Western Nigeria
Date:
2121
Topic:
Clothing  Search this
Textile fabrics, Yoruba  Search this
Resist-dyed textiles  Search this
Textiles et tissus yoruba  Search this
Adire  Search this
Yoruba (African people)--Clothing  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158467

Water seller Casablanca, Morocco

Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Item Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Morocco
Date:
1997
Item Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Item Citation:
Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0009
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Henry John Drewal Collection
Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 1: Morocco / Casablanca
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e095bd77-7300-4520-adde-07af34ebe6d1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref29

Water seller Casablanca, Morocco

Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Item Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Morocco
Date:
1997
Item Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Item Citation:
Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0010
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Henry John Drewal Collection
Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 1: Morocco / Casablanca
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ff15994c-02e0-47d8-be41-48b2fc3cda43
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref30

Zanzibar Native Dance

Creator:
A. C. Gomes & Son  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 8.9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Zanzibar
Date:
c. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Text on recto reads: "Native Dance, Zanzibar."
Additional Text on verso reads: "Copyright: A. C. Gomes & Son, Zanzibar. Printed in Germany."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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
Music  Search this
Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Musical instruments  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 TZ 1994-006-057
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 43: Tanzania and Zanzibar (TZ)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f5cf150e-c199-4218-968b-7d66e79ad73f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref8026

Zanzibar Swahili Women

Creator:
A. C. Gomes & Son  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 8.9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Date:
c. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Text on recto reads: "Swahili Women, Zanzibar."
Additional Text on verso reads: "A. C. Gomes & Son, Photographers, Zanzibar. Copyright."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subject.
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:
Portraits  Search this
Clothing and dress -- Africa  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 TZ 1995-023-009
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 43: Tanzania and Zanzibar (TZ)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo795488129-b5a3-4a7b-8886-9446608545dc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref8039

Zanzibar Arab Ladies

Creator:
A. C. Gomes & Son  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 8.9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Date:
c. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Text on recto reads: "Arab Ladies, Zanzibar."
Additional Text on verso reads: "A. C. Gomes & Son, Photographers, Zanzibar."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subject.
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:
Portraits  Search this
Clothing and dress -- Africa  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 TZ 2010-001-006
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 43: Tanzania and Zanzibar (TZ)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo795c5498d-4681-4f7f-a45c-f37b9a066ccc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref8122

Zanzibar Native dancers

Creator:
A. C. Gomes & Son  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 8.9 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Date:
c. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Text on recto reads: "Native dancers, Zanzibar."
Additional Text on verso reads: "A. C. Gomes & Son, Photographers, Zanzibar."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subject.
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
Music  Search this
Portraits  Search this
Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa  Search this
Jewelry  Search this
Body arts  Search this
Musical instruments  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 TZ 2010-001-013
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 43: Tanzania and Zanzibar (TZ)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75b6a7411-f1e7-4df3-be76-e840d3b42904
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref8129

African apparel threaded transformations across the 20th century MacKenzie Moon Ryan

Author:
Ryan, Mackenzie Moon 1984-  Search this
Subject:
Roth, Norma Canelas Art collections  Search this
George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Fine Arts Museum  Search this
Physical description:
112 pages color illustrations 25 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Catalogs
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
History
Place:
Africa
Afrique
Afrika
Date:
2020
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Clothing and dress--History  Search this
Headgear--History  Search this
Jewelry--History  Search this
Coiffures (Costume)--Histoire  Search this
Art--Private collections  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Headgear  Search this
Jewelry  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Kleidung  Search this
Kopfschmuck  Search this
Schmuck  Search this
Textilien  Search this
Textilkunst  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Mœurs et coutumes  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145954

Salaula the world of secondhand clothing and Zambia Karen Tranberg Hansen

Author:
Hansen, Karen Tranberg  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 298 pages illustrations, maps 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Zambia
Zambie
Sambia
Date:
2000
Topic:
Clothing and dress  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Used clothing industry  Search this
Clothing trade--Economic aspects  Search this
Material culture  Search this
Costume  Search this
Mode  Search this
Vêtements d'occasion--Industrie  Search this
Vêtements--Industrie et commerce--Aspect économique  Search this
Culture matérielle  Search this
Economic history  Search this
Social conditions  Search this
Bekleidungshandel  Search this
Gebrauchtwarenhandel  Search this
Soziale Situation  Search this
Vêtements--Industrie et commerce  Search this
Economic conditions  Search this
Conditions sociales  Search this
Conditions économiques  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1146033

Arthur Pope photographic album

Photographer:
Pope, Arthur.  Search this
Extent:
57 Photographic prints (Photograph album)
Container:
Item EEPA.2007-004
Culture:
Luba (African people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Albums
Photographs
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Belgian Congo
Date:
circa 1899-1900
Summary:
This album contains 57 photographic prints, dating from circa 1899-1900, depicting the indigenous peoples of the Belgian Congo (later known as Zaire and presently known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Subjects depicted include costumes, body arts (hairstyles and scarification), funerary rituals, weavers and blacksmiths. Culture groups represented in the collection include the Kasai, Kwango and Luba peoples.
Arrangement note:
Organization reflects the original order of the prints in the album.
Biographical/Historical note:
Arthur Pope was a Canadian commercial agent who traveled extensively in the Congo, investigating the rubber trade. Pope was also a celebrated athlete and hockey player who won the broadsword fencing competition at the Chicago World's Fair in 1895.
General note:
Title provided by EEPA staff.
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.
Occupation:
Blacksmiths  Search this
Weavers  Search this
Topic:
Body arts  Search this
Funeral rites and ceremonies  Search this
Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this
Scarification (Body marking)  Search this
Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Albums
Photographic prints
Photographs
Citation:
Arthur Pope Photographic Album, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2007-004
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo72c9fc998-245f-49fa-a6fa-bb1e41b0dc62
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-2007-004

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Photographer:
Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this
Extent:
6567 Slides (photographs) (11 Binders, color)
14 Documents (1 Binder)
1,946 Slides (Color, 35 mm)
Culture:
Yoruba (African people)  Search this
Nigerians  Search this
Tuaregs  Search this
Fulani  Search this
Nuba  Search this
Igbo (African people)  Search this
Turkana  Search this
Pokot  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Documents
Slides
Color slides
Photographic prints
Photographs
Place:
Nigeria
Africa
Lagos (Nigeria)
Date:
1961-circa 2005
Summary:
The collection consists of 8,515 color slides taken by Dr. Marilyn Houlberg during various field studies among the Yoruba in southwest Nigeria between 1961 and circa 2007. The images depict Yoruba art and culture with a special focus on artisans, art objects, body arts, costume, festivals, hairstyles, indigenous photography, weaving and textiles. Cultural events depicted include Balufon festivals, Egungun and Gelede masquerades, social events (weddings, christenings, funerals), and religious ceremonies (initiation and animal sacrifice). Also included are various scenes of daily life, architecture, food preparation, markets, portraits and landscapes. Houlberg extensively documented Yoruba artists in the process of creating their art, including carvers Yesufu Ejigboye, Runshewe, and Lamidi Fakeye, as well as the final pieces themselves. Houlberg documentated art in situ, such as Yoruba house posts, shrines, wall art and wood doors and art objects, including Gelede masks, Ibeji (twin) and Eshu figures, Osanyin staffs, and Ogboni and Shango shrines. Manuscript and printed materials, including Houlberg's resume, thesis, and numerous published articles are also available in this collection.
Scope and Contents note:
This 6,567 slide collection documents Houlberg's studies in Southwestern Nigeria spanning from 1961 to circa 2005. In 2015, Houlberg donated an additional 1,948 color slides to the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives. These slides have been added to the EEPA 2005-002 finding aid, bringing the total to 8,515 slides.

The collection primarily includes photos of people, including the Ogboni, Pokot, Yoruba, Turkana and Igbo, shrines, festivals and rituals, art objects, and artists. A particular strength of the collection are photos of Balufon festivals, Egungun and Gelede masquerades, social events (weddings, christenings, funerals), and religious ceremonies (initiation and animal sacrifice). Also included are various scenes of daily life, architecture, food preparation, markets, portraits and landscapes. Houlberg mostly photographed in Ilishan, Ikenne, Ilara, Shagamu, Lagos, Ijebu-Ode, and Egbe.

Houlberg extensively documented Yoruba artists in the process of creating their art, including carvers Yesufu Ejigboye, Runshewe, and Lamidi Fakeye, as well as the final pieces themselves. Houlberg documentated art in situ, such as Yoruba house posts, shrines, wall art, wood doors and art objects, including Gelede masks, Ibeji (twin) and Eshu figures, Osanyin staffs, and Ogboni and Shango shrines. Several Yoruba art forms, including photography, scarification tattoos, and textiles (both cloth and dress), are represented in the collection. Additionally, there are numerous slides of Yoruba hairstyles, many of which she published in her article, Social Hair: Tradition and Change in Yoruba Hairstyles in Southwestern Nigeria.

Yoruba ritual specialists, such as Ife-olu Solaru, Olufunke, and Yesufu Ejigboye, appear frequently throughout the collection. Houlberg documented her many stays with these individuals over the years.

There is also one binder of manuscript and printed materials, including Houlberg's resume, thesis, and numerous published articles.
Arrangement note:
The collection is organized into 29 series according to subject. The series descriptions correspond with particular subjects used in Houlberg's teaching and lectures, and based on donor's notes. All slides were kept in the order in which they were donated.

Series 1: African Hairstyles, circa 1973-1994 (Binder 1; 212 slides)

Series 2: Egungun Festival, 1961-circa 1988 (Binder 1; 362 slides)

Series 3: Gelede, circa 1969-circa 1989 (Binder 2; 301 slides)

Series 4: Ibeji Twins, circa 1969-circa 1990 (Binders 2-3; 854 slides)

Series 5: Ogboni Art Objects and Shrines, circa 1969-circa 1982 (Binder 4; 92 slides)

Series 6: Art Objects Depicting Ogun, circa 1969-circa 1983 (Binder 4; 56 slides)

Series 7: Olojufoforo Art and Festivities, circa 1968-circa 1975 (Binder 4; 21 slides)

Series 8: Yoruba People, Architecture, and Art, circa 1969-circa 1985 (Binder 4; 260 slides)

Series 9: Carving, Art Objects and Artists, and Scenes of Daily Life, circa 1973-circa 1988 (Binder 4; 201 slides)

Series 10: Yoruba Art, circa 1971-circa 1983 (Binder 5; 49 slides)

Series 11: Yoruba Textiles, circa 1973-circa 1983 (Binder 5; 84 slides)

Series 12: Yoruba, Miscellaneous, circa 1967-circa 1989 (Binder 5; 251 slides)

Series 13: African Art, Textiles People, and Dwellings, circa 1963-circa 1983 (Binder 6; 58 slides)

Series 14: Ibo Mbari and Igbo Peoples and Artwork, circa 1967-circa 1985 (Binder 6; 212 slides)

Series 15: Art and Ceremonies, circa 1967-circa 1991 (Binder 6; 493 slides)

Series 16: Body Arts, Nuba People (Sudan) and Fulani and Bororo People (Niger), circa 1973-circa 1979 (Binder 7; 64 slides)

Series 17: People, Scenic Views and Animals of Kenya, Sudan, Angola, and Ghana, circa 1972-circa 1985 (Binder 7; 168 slides)

Series 18: Peoples and Arts of Ghana, Mali, and the Ivory Coast, circa 1966-circa 1992 (Binder 7; 406 slides)

Series 19: Published Maps and Photos, circa 1968-circa 1985 (Binder 8; 70 slides)

Series 20: Nigerian Masks and Art Objects, circa 1967-circa 1978 (Binder 8; 396 slides)

Series 21: Yoruba Festivals, People, and Art in Nigeria, circa 1967-circa 1988 (Binders 8-9; 128 slides)

Series 22: Yoruba Photography and Textiles, circa 1975-circa 1983 (Binder 9; 54 slides)

Series 23: Ife-Olu, Ilishan, circa 1980-circa 1988 (Binder 9; 87 slides)

Series 24: Yoruba Festivals, People, Hairstyles, Ibeji Objects, Eshu Figures, and Oya and Orishala Priests, Priestesses, and Shrines, circa 1966-circa 1988 (Binder 9; 168 slides)

Series 25: Shango, circa 1970-circa 1983 (Binder 10, 162 slides)

Series 26: Ara Festival, 1975 (Binder 10; 174 slides)

Series 27: Ceremonies and Festivals, Portraits, Art and Ceremonial Objects, Domestic and Market Scenes, circa 1969-circa 2005 (Binders 10-11; 759 slides)

Series 28: Yoruba Art Objects, and Domestic, Work, and Festival Scenes, circa 1971-circa 1983 (Binder 11; 104 slides)

Series 29: Manuscript and Printed Materials, 1973-circa 2005 (Binder 12)
Biographical/Historical note:
Artist, anthropologist, and art historian Dr. Marilyn Hammersley Houlberg was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1939. Houlberg received an Associate of Arts degree from Wright Junior College (1959) and a BFA from the University of Chicago (1963). After graduating, she traveled to North Africa and explored Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. In 1964, Houlberg researched Haitian art, religion, and indigenous photography in Haiti and in 1965 was awarded a scholarship for graduate study from the University of Chicago. There she completed her MAT in Art History in 1967. Following graduation, Houlberg worked at the Nigerian Museum in Lagos, where she documented Yoruba sculpture, masquerades, religion, body art, and indigenous photography.

She began her teaching career at the University of Chicago as a lecturer on African art and African civilization, working there from 1971 to 1973. At the University of London, Houlberg earned a Masters in Anthropology, producing the thesis Yoruba Twin Sculpture and Ritual (1973). She also extensively photographed her travels abroad in Yorubaland. Between 1974 and 1990, Houlberg taught at the University of Chicago, Columbia College, Kalamazoo College, and Northwestern University. From 1974 to 2008 she continued teaching at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, lecturing on Yoruba art and ritual in West Africa and the New World, and the art and ritual of Vodou in Haiti.

Houlberg has lectured worldwide at numerous museums and symposiums since 1972, including in Lagos, Nigeria; Jacmel, Haiti; Toronto, Canada; Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; and Cologne, Germany. Her essays have been published in several issues of African Arts. Some of Houlberg's significant publications include Arts of the Water Spirits of Haitian Vodou, in Sacred Waters: Arts for Mami Wata and Other Divinities in Africa and the Diaspora (2008) and Water Spirits of Haitian Vodou: Lasiren, Queen of Mermaids, in Mami-Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and the African-Atlantic World (2008). The exhibition Mami-Wata at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (2009) featured her photographs.
Provenance:
Marilyn Houlberg, 733 West 18th St., Chicago, IL 60616, Donation, 20050320, 2005-0002
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.
Occupation:
Weavers  Search this
Artists  Search this
Topic:
Shrines  Search this
Masks  Search this
Domestic scenes  Search this
Egúngún (Cult)  Search this
Ethnology -- Nigeria  Search this
Gelede (Yoruba rite)  Search this
Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this
Marketplaces  Search this
Masquerades  Search this
Ere ibeji  Search this
Works of art in situ  Search this
Art, African  Search this
Vernacular architecture  Search this
Festivals  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Photographic prints
Photographs
Citation:
Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2005-002
See more items in:
Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo729173a75-b645-455f-b66b-ae08d0d2102e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-2005-002

Ivan Livingstone photographs

Photographer:
Livingstone, Ivan  Search this
Names:
Celestial Church of Christ  Search this
Extent:
527 Slides (photographs) (color , 35mm.)
Culture:
Fon (African people)  Search this
Fula (African people)  Search this
Dan (African people)  Search this
Oyo (African people)  Search this
Ifè (African people)  Search this
Yoruba (African people)  Search this
Somba (African people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Place:
Porto-Novo (Benin)
Ife (Nigeria)
Togo
Nigeria
Ghana
Dahomey
Benin
Africa
Date:
1972-1973
Summary:
The collection contains 527 color 35mm slides taken by Ivan Livingstone in West Africa (primarily the Republic of Benin but also in Ghana, Nigeria and Togo) circa 1972-1973. Images depict market scenes, Egúngún and Ifa ceremonies, religious ceremonies of the Celestial Church of Christ, funeral processions, decoration and ornament, clothing and dress, and musicians. There are also several images of the palace of the Oni of Ife. Culture groups represented in the collection include the Yoruba, Ifè, Oyo, Somba, Fon,Dan and Fula peoples.
Arrangement note:
Arranged by original photographer's series and classified by EEPA subject headings.
Biographical/Historical note:
Ivan Livingstone is an Afro-Canadian scholar and photographer of Jamaican and Guianese descent. He was raised in Verdun, a working-class suburb of Montreal. Livingstone has taught at McGill University in Montreal, Laval University in Quebec City, and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Benin.
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:
Marketplaces  Search this
Ramadan  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Decoration and ornament  Search this
Egúngún (Cult)  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Funeral rites and ceremonies  Search this
Ifa (Religion)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Citation:
Ivan Livingstone Photographs, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1996-004
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Ivan Livingstone photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo793ecc793-4c15-4657-8ff0-39f970d0acef
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-1996-004

Field Work in Abeokuta, Western Region (Nigeria): Egungun Masqueraders

Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Names:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Collection Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (photographic negative , b&w, 35mm.)
Culture:
Yoruba (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria, Western
Abeokuta (Nigeria)
Nigeria -- Ogun State -- Abeokuta
Date:
1951
File Restrictions:
Fragile: Physical access restricted.
Topic:
Clothing and dress  Search this
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Egúngún (Cult)  Search this
Masks  Search this
Masquerades  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Genre/Form:
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Lorenzo Dow Turner papers,Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Lois Turner Williams.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-017, Item ACMA LDT-N-R30-1015
See more items in:
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Nigeria, Western
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa741c94752-e142-4d94-becb-2c406cbbf59a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-017-ref1884

Field Work in Abeokuta, Western Region (Nigeria): Musician Accompanying Egungun Masqueraders

Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Names:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Collection Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (photographic negative , b&w, 35mm.)
Culture:
Yoruba (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria, Western
Abeokuta (Nigeria)
Nigeria -- Ogun State -- Abeokuta
Date:
1951
File Restrictions:
Fragile: Physical access restricted.
Topic:
Clothing and dress  Search this
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Egúngún (Cult)  Search this
Masks  Search this
Masquerades  Search this
Music  Search this
Musical instruments  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Genre/Form:
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Lorenzo Dow Turner papers,Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Lois Turner Williams.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-017, Item ACMA LDT-N-R30-1016
See more items in:
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Nigeria, Western
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7286bc590-1162-4854-89b0-82271503fb92
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-017-ref1885

Field Work in Abeokuta, Western Region (Nigeria): Egungun Masquerader

Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Names:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Collection Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (photographic negative , b&w, 35mm.)
Culture:
Yoruba (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria, Western
Abeokuta (Nigeria)
Nigeria -- Ogun State -- Abeokuta
Date:
1951
File Restrictions:
Fragile: Physical access restricted.
Topic:
Clothing and dress  Search this
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Egúngún (Cult)  Search this
Masks  Search this
Masquerades  Search this
Music  Search this
Musical instruments  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Genre/Form:
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Lorenzo Dow Turner papers,Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Lois Turner Williams.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-017, Item ACMA LDT-N-R30-1020
See more items in:
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Nigeria, Western
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7931fb603-c4d6-490d-a485-78724222a4b4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-017-ref1886

Field Work in Abeokuta, Western Region (Nigeria): Egungun Masqueraders

Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Names:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Collection Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (photographic negative , b&w, 35mm.)
Culture:
Yoruba (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria, Western
Abeokuta (Nigeria)
Nigeria -- Ogun State -- Abeokuta
Date:
1951
File Restrictions:
Fragile: Physical access restricted.
Topic:
Clothing and dress  Search this
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Egúngún (Cult)  Search this
Masks  Search this
Masquerades  Search this
Music  Search this
Musical instruments  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Genre/Form:
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Lorenzo Dow Turner papers,Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Lois Turner Williams.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-017, Item ACMA LDT-N-R30-1021
See more items in:
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Nigeria, Western
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7c6effe75-12f7-4fb9-aec3-0365fccda927
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-017-ref1887

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