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Author:

Shell-Duncan, Bettina 1963-  Search this

Hernlund, Ylva 1962-  Search this

Physical description:

viii, 349 pages illustrations, map 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Africa

Afrique

Afrika

Date:

2000

Topic:

Female circumcision  Search this

Ethnology  Search this

Anthropology, Cultural  Search this

Circumcision, Female  Search this

Excision (Ethnologie)  Search this

Ethnologie  Search this

Beschneidung  Search this

Circumcisie  Search this

Meisjes  Search this

Excision (ethnologie)  Search this

Beschneidung   Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1145832

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

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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

Photographer:

Jones, G. I., 1904-1995  Search this

Creator:

University of Cambridge. University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., monochrome, 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

[ca. 1988]

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "Nigerian Art; Ibo Masquerades; No. 1: Northern Ibo. Age Set Dance."

Additonal printed text on verso reads: "Photograph by Dr. G. I. Jones. 1931. © 1988. Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; The Cavendish Limited."

Local Numbers:

EEPA NR-08-01

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Simon Ottenberg; Donation; FY 2008; EEPA 2008-018.

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

Costume -- Africa  Search this

Dancers  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Masquerades  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA NR 2008-018-0009

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 34: Nigeria (NR)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo767aa9deb-39ac-4e90-8d2f-3089ab529834

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref6934

Donor Name:

Office Of Alien Property  Search this

Height:

27.5 cm

Culture:

Edo  Search this

Object Type:

Sculpture

Place:

Benin City, Edo State / Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, Africa

Accession Date:

19 Jan 1966

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

251214

USNM Number:

E402858-0

See more items in:

Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37ecc8b5e-9f3b-4065-a25b-bc1abb570eb5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8432194

Donor Name:

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden  Search this

Length - Object:

17 cm

Width - Object:

15 cm

Height - Object:

6 cm

Culture:

Edo  Search this

Object Type:

Mask

Place:

Benin City, Edo State / Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, Africa

Accession Date:

28 Aug 1992

Collection Date:

1959

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

370312

USNM Number:

E428170-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d6e03a02-80e6-45f1-873f-aaf3ca613b77

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8502511

Donor Name:

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden  Search this

Length - Object:

49 cm

Width - Object:

17.7 cm

Height - W/o Base:

8 cm

Culture:

Edo  Search this

Object Type:

Plaque

Place:

Benin City, Edo State / Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, Africa

Accession Date:

28 Aug 1992

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

370312

USNM Number:

E428178-0

See more items in:

Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3000a27e3-55d4-4adb-96f4-e7ce954fcf5e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8502519

Donor Name:

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden  Search this

Length - Object:

48 cm

Width - Object:

30.5 cm

Height - Object:

5 cm

Culture:

Edo  Search this

Object Type:

Plaque

Place:

Benin City, Edo State / Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, Africa

Accession Date:

28 Aug 1992

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

370312

USNM Number:

E428179-0

See more items in:

Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bbb2264d-ac9a-4a75-aea8-227865130392

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8502520

Names:

Peace Corps (U.S.)  Search this

Ballendorf, Dirk  Search this

Riesenberg, Saul H.  Search this

Viola, Herman J. (1938-)  Search this

Extent:

25 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diaries

Manuscripts

Letters

Photographs

Printed material

Processed materials

Audiotapes

Administrative records

Place:

Costa Rica

Oman

Dahomey

Swaziland

Tanzania

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Togo

Upper Volta

El Salvador

Turkey

Ethiopia

Tunisia

Gabon

Ghana

Guatemala

Guinea

Thailand

Honduras

Burkina Faso

Kenya

Jamaica

Iran

Indonesia

Korea

Malaysia

Malawi

Liberia

Marshall Islands

Ceylon

Ivory Coast

Morocco

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Nepal

Niger

Brazil

Botswana

Bolivia

Nigeria

Afghanistan

Micronesia

Antigua

Pakistan

Philippines

Peru

Panama

China

Somalia

Sierra Leone

Senegal

Colombia

India

Chad

Chile

Date:

1920-1984

Scope and Contents:

The collection includes contributions from 101 former volunteers or administrators who served in such countries and regions as Afghanistan, Antigua, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ceylon, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dahomey, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Korea, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Swaziland,Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey and Upper Volta.

The volunteers were involved in diverse assignments such as education, community development, agriculture, health work, and service through such special skills as art, surveying, mechanics, and photography. Two additional collections are including materials of missionaries that were offered to the archives as the result of the program to collect Peace Corps materials. Included are diaries, correspondence, writings, printed and processed material, sound recordings, and administrative materials. There are also photographic materials that show such subjects as traditional and modern agriculture, architecture, body scarification, ceremonies, dance, dress, fishing, food preparation and other domestic activities, industry, medicine, and transportation.

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.

Arrangement:

Arranged numerically, with indexes based upon creator names and subject of materials.

Historical note:

In 1975, Herman Joseph Viola, the director of the National Anthropological Archives; Saul Herbert Riesenberg, the curator for Oceania Ethnology in the Smithsonianʹs Department of Anthropology; and Dirk Ballendorf, assistant chief of programs and training for Peace Corps operations in North Africa, the Near East, Asia, and the Pacific, worked out a program whereby the archives would collect materials of former Peace Corps volunteers. In addition to photographic and other materials of potential use to many researchers, the collection was intended to document the impact of the volunteers on host countries and the experiences of the volunteers in working in foreign cultures.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use. In some cases, copyright or literary property rights have been retained by the donor.

Topic:

Cookery  Search this

Agriculture  Search this

Dance  Search this

Fishing  Search this

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Industry  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Body scarification  Search this

Dress  Search this

Architecture  Search this

Medicine  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries

Manuscripts

Letters

Photographs

Printed material

Processed materials

Audiotapes

Administrative records

Citation:

Peace Corps Volunteers collection, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.1975-43

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36b879838-37b2-42bc-be41-d91ace56fcd9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-1975-43

Author:

Thomas, Northcote Whitridge 1868-1936  Search this

Author:

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Physical description:

pages 1-15

Type:

Books

Place:

Nigeria, Western

Western Nigeria

Date:

1910

Topic:

Edo language  Search this

Religion  Search this

Edo-speaking peoplesxMarriage customs and rites  Search this

Ethnology  Search this

Call number:

VF-- Nigeria

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1010772

Creator:

Coon, Carleton S. (Carleton Stevens), 1904-1981  Search this

Extent:

101.69 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1906-1982

Scope and Contents:

These records concern the professional activities of Carleton S. Coon (1904-1981). Coon is well-known as an anthropologist, archaeologist, and writer. In the 1920's, when he began his career, the field of anthropology was not as specialized as it later became. As with many of the professionals in anthropology, Coon became proficient at physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology. Knowledge and experience in these areas were all tied together by his special interest in the subject of race and the evolution of man.

Coon was particularly interested in the people of the Arab world (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Morocco, etc.). He became fluent in the Arab language and made many trips to that part of the world, both as an anthropologist and, during World War II, as a member of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).

This collection reflects Coon's spectrum of interest. There are original anthropometric records and photographs concerning virtually every race and nationality. In this collection is also a considerable amount of material regarding Coon's many publications, (e.g., notes, drafts, photographs, correspondence), particularly the publications which dealt with race and anthropology (see attached list of Coon's major publications). The correspondence series is almost entirely professional, but there is a small amount of personal correspondence.

The collection contains the following series: Correspondence, 7.14 linear feet (5.25 ft. chronological and 1.89 ft. topical); Anthropometric Data, 11.1 linear feet (5.1 ft. original data and 6 ft. data from published sources); Subject Files, 9.46 linear feet (5.46 ft. legal-sized papers and 4 ft. index cards); Publications, 17.73 linear feet; and Photographs, 53.74 linear feet.

For the first half of his career (1927-1948), Carleton Coon was affiliated with his alma mater, Harvard. In 1948, Coon accepted a dual appointment with the University of Pennsylvania as Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Ethnology at the University Museum, from which he retired in 1963. Some of the records in this collection seem to have been acquired from the university, particularly the photographs credited to the University Museum. The bulk of the material in this collection concerns Coon's years as an active staff member of Harvard and then U. of P., (1927-1963), but there are some records preceding that period, and others which continue virtually up to his death in 1981.

Some records of Carleton Coon have been retained by the family.

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.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in 5 series: (1) Correspondence, 1906-1979; (2) Anthropometric Data; (3) Subject Files, 1920-circa 1978; (4) Publications, 1939-1980; and (5) Photographs.

Biographical Note:

Carleton S. Coon Chronology

June 23, 1904 -- Born in Wakefield, Massachusetts .

1921 -- Graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusettes.

1925 -- A.B., Harvard University.

1926 -- Married Mary Goodale.

1925 -- Morocco: Sheldon Travel Fellowship (Harvard).

1926-1928 -- Harvard expeditions to Morocco.

1928 -- Ph.D., M.A. in Anthropology, Harvard University.

1927-1948 -- Harvard Faculty, from Instructor to Professor [absent 1942-1945 for war service].

1929-1930 -- Harvard expedition to North Albania.

1933 -- Russia.

1933-1934 -- Peabody Museum expedition - Ethiopia and Yemen.

1936-1948 -- Asst. Curator, Peabody Museum at Harvard.

1939 -- Morocco (discovered "Aterian" fossil man).

1942 -- Membre D'Honneur, Association la Liberation of Francaise.

1942-1946 -- Military service, including: 1942-1945 OSS.

1942-1943 -- Special Assistant to American Legation, Tangier, Morocco; travels in North Africa.

1943-1944 -- North Africa: Tunisia, Bari; South Europe: Corsica.

1944 -- Divorced by Mary Goodale Coon.

1945 -- Married Lisa Dougherty Geddes.

1945 -- Decorated Legion of Merit.

1947 -- Morocco.

1948-1949 -- Member, Social Science Research Council.

1948-1963 -- Professor of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania.

1948-1963 -- Curator of Ethnology, University Museum, University of Pennsylvania.

1948-1949 -- University Museum expedition to Iraq and Iran.

1949-1964 -- Panelist, "What in the World" TV show.

1951 -- Excavated 5 cave sites in Iran -- discovered Hotu man.

1951 -- Wenner-Gren Foundation medalist.

1951-1952 -- Saudi Arabia, Consultant to Arab-American Oil Co.

1952 -- Viking Medal in Physical Anthropology.

1954 -- Afghanistan (including Kara Kamar rock shelter) and Syria, Jordan, and Iran; Australia.

1955 -- Syria - cave near Palmyra; South and Central Africa.

1955 -- Member, National Academy of Sciences.

1956-1957 -- Trip around the world for USAF; especially India and Japan.

1956-1966 -- Consultant, Scott Foresman & Co.

1958-1963 -- Member, Committee on Education, National Science Foundation (NSF).

1959 -- Alakaluf Indians, Chile.

1961-1964 -- Committee on Science Personnel, NSF.

1962 -- Gold Medal, Philadelphia Athenaeum.

1962-1963 -- President, American Association of Physical Anthropologists.

1962-1963 -- Morocco: discovered Jebel Ighoud Man #2.

1963 -- Retired from University of Pennsylvania/University Museum and moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts.

1963-1981 -- Res. Curator of Anthropology, University Museum, Philadelphia.

1964 -- Russia.

1965 -- Yengma Cave excavation, Sierra Leone; and Ghana, Nigeria.

1966 -- Cameroon, Tibesti, Acacus.

1966-1967 -- Chad and Libya: Saharan Rock Painting expedition; "Archaeology" TV show.

1966-1981 -- Hon. Curator of Anthropology, Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts.

1972 -- Travels in Asia, especially India.

1972 -- Gold Medal, Harvard Travelers Club.

June 3, 1981 -- Died at his home in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Restrictions:

The Carleton S. Coon Papers are open for research.

Access to the Carleton S. Coon Papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Citation:

Carleton Stevens Coon Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.1985-02

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ee517859-ed23-4853-a013-bef7988e2f13

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-1985-02

Extent:

154 Items (29 folders, engravings, 21 1/2 x 16 in. (54.6 x 40.6 cm.) or smaller)

Culture:

Zulu (African people)  Search this

Khoikhoi (African people)  Search this

Ashanti (African people)  Search this

Africans  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Engravings

Newspapers

Place:

Zanzibar

Nigeria

Dahomey

Africa

Tanganyika, Lake

Senegal -- Social life and customs

Benin (Kingdom)

Africa -- Maps

Africa -- Colonization

Africa -- Discovery and exploration

Zambezi River

Date:

1747-circa 1905

Summary:

The Historic Engravings collection is comprised of 154 pages of engravings, dating from 1747 to circa 1905. The engravings depict subject matter related to Africa and Africans.

Scope and Contents:

The Historic Engravings collection consists of 154 pages of engravings, dating from 1747 to circa 1905, with the bulk created in the second half of the nineteenth century. Many of the engravings were completed for publication in leading nineteenth-century newspapers, including the Illustrated London News and Harper's Weekly.

Numerous engravings depict scenes from expeditions, including the Dr. Livingstone (Central and South Africa), Baker (Central Africa), and Stanley expeditions. Topics illustrated include agriculture, ceremonies, city and town views, ships, animals, battles, domestic scenes, diamond mines, and fashions. Represented peoples include the Khoikoi, Abyssinian, Ashanti, Griquas, Khoikoi, Ndebele, and Zulu. Finally, the engravings depict such wide-ranging locations as Abyssinia, Annesley Bay, Chupanga, Dahomey, Gondokoro, Hadoda Pass, Hamhamo Spring, Keiskamma Gorge, Mount Kilimanjaro, Kongone River, Lake Tanganyika, Limpopo River, Matabili [now Zimbabwe], Morocco, Nigeria, the Red Sea, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tekonda Pass, Ujiji, Umizimkulu Waterfall, Zambesi Delta, and Zanzibar, among others.

Arrangement:

Series one and two are arranged by publisher name and filed chronologically thereafter. Series 3 is arranged alphabetically by expedition leader name, and series 4 is organized by accession number.

Series 1: Illustrated London News, 1851-1901 (51 items; Map Case Drawer M1, 9 folders)

Series 2: Harper's Weekly, 1867-1905 (19 items; Map Case Drawer M1, 4 folders)

Series 3: Expedition Leaders, Bankes to Smith, circa 1800s-circa 1904 (51 items; Map Case Drawer M1, 11 folders)

Series 4: Other/Unidentified, 1747-circa 1905 (33 items; Map Case Drawer M1, 5 folders)

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:

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Africa -- Ethnology  Search this

Slave trade -- Africa -- History  Search this

Explorers -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Engravings

Newspapers

Citation:

Historic Engravings Collection, EEPA 2010-003, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2010-003

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Historic Engravings collection

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo718c7ae9d-e212-499f-ba6f-edc43ac6463f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-2010-003

Author:

Falola, Toyin  Search this

Akínyẹmí, Akíntúndé  Search this

Physical description:

xxi, 1040 pages illustrations 26 cm

Type:

Books

History

Place:

Africa, West

Nigeria

Afrique occidentale

West Africa

Date:

2017

Topic:

Civilization  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

History  Search this

Ethnology  Search this

Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique)--Civilisation  Search this

Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique)--Mœurs et coutumes  Search this

Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique)--Histoire  Search this

Ethnologie  Search this

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Yoruba (African people)--Social life and customs  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1155127

Donor Name:

Maj. George P. Hill  Search this

Culture:

Ibibio  Search this

Object Type:

Mask

Place:

East, Nigeria, Africa

Accession Date:

29 Jun 1922

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

068518

USNM Number:

E324556-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3449dea85-0847-4d6f-ab82-4cd069e429b8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8393939

Collector:

Dr. Darius Thieme  Search this

Donor Name:

Dr. Darius Thieme  Search this

Culture:

Yoruba  Search this

Object Type:

Mask/Costume

Place:

Southwest, Nigeria, Africa

Accession Date:

8 Jun 1967

Collection Date:

1965 to 1966

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

256023

USNM Number:

E407474-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fddfda1a-33d9-4ac7-9fd3-154d4858e3e9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8437452

Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

169.5 cm

Width - Object:

1328 cm

Culture:

Yoruba  Search this

Object Type:

Wrapper

Place:

Ilorin, Nigeria, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

1979

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ11211-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/386092caa-5e62-4eae-84ea-ddd59a4dfdf6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8491914

Donor Name:

Charles C. Roberts  Search this

Culture:

Hausa  Search this

Object Type:

Koran

Place:

North, Nigeria, Africa

Accession Date:

17 Dec 1928

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

098913

USNM Number:

E341636-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33e1ac745-08e2-4540-8c59-b8ab30292d16

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8401692

Collector:

Charles C. Roberts  Search this

Donor Name:

Charles C. Roberts  Search this

Culture:

Gwari  Search this

Object Type:

Jar

Place:

Nigeria, Africa

Accession Date:

14 Dec 1929

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

108044

USNM Number:

E345509-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3370b1320-11c3-496a-858f-7bc570743aaf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8402712

Donor Name:

Charles C. Roberts  Search this

Culture:

Yoruba  Search this

Object Type:

Figure

Place:

Nigeria, Africa

Accession Date:

21 Jun 1930

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

110352

USNM Number:

E349147-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3572b8d64-5f49-4fec-a48c-0d44a5e52e87

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8403063

Donor Name:

Victor J. Evans  Search this

Culture:

Yoruba  Search this

Object Type:

Figure

Place:

Nigeria, Africa

Accession Date:

20 Mar 1931

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

113605

USNM Number:

E360082-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/338e0c6e5-621c-49db-a849-8f0c9eb9cde4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8406859

Donor Name:

Charles C. Roberts  Search this

Culture:

Yoruba  Search this

Object Type:

Figure

Place:

Nigeria, Africa

Accession Date:

20 Oct 1933

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

126102

USNM Number:

E368008-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bc4ea3aa-f7a6-4fb3-8a78-30d60d67d15c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8411466