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African Postcard Collection

Collector:
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
61 Volumes
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Volumes
Postcards
Place:
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Côte d'Ivoire
Mozambique
Morocco
Mali
Namibia
Rwanda
Niger
Nigeria
Somalia
South Africa
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Uganda
Senegal
Kenya
Liberia
Ghana
Guinea
Mauritania
Madagascar
Malawi
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Gabon
Egypt
Eritrea
Africa
Date:
1898-[ongoing]
Summary:
This collection includes postcards from 45 African countries. Subjects include agriculture; animals; artists; body arts; cityscapes; cultural landscapes; dance; education; expeditions; flora; industry; leaders; marketplaces; medicine; military; missionaries; music; portraits; recreation; rites and ceremonies; and transportation, among many other topics.
Arrangement note:
Arranged by country and topic
Provenance:
NMAfA: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, 950 Independence Ave. S.W. 20560-0708;, Transfer;, 1985-ongoing;, 1985-0014
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.
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014
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African Postcard Collection
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7db935b22-d87f-4afd-95bb-b2f1180fcf9d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-1985-014
Online Media:

African art in the cycle of life / Roy Sieber and Roslyn Adele Walker

Author:
Sieber, Roy 1923-2001  Search this
Walker, Roslyn A  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
155 p. : ill. (some col.) ,maps ; 30 x 30 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Africa, Sub-Saharan
Date:
1987
C1987
Topic:
Sculpture, African  Search this
Art and society  Search this
Call number:
NB1091.65.S54 1987X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_320477

"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

Lulua women making pots, Bena Lulua village, near Kananga, formerly Luluabourg, Zaïre

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Lulua (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kasaï-Occidental Province -- Kananga -- (Luluabourg)
Date:
ca. 1993
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on verso reads: "Lulua women making pots, Bena / Lulua village, near Kananga, formerly Luluabourg, Zaïre. / Photograph by Eliot Elisofon, 1970. / National Museum of African Art / ©1993 Smithsonian Institution / 1899814."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-04-05
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1995-38-52.
Original Version Note:
Recto image originates from Eliot Elisofon Field photographs collection, slide no. H 3 LLU 4.1 EE 70, accessioned as EEPA EECL 7340.
Copy and Version Identification Note:
Items EEPA CG-04-05 and CG-04-06 are duplicate postcards.
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.
Occupation:
Artists  Search this
Topic:
Pottery  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 1995-038-0052
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/xo73ceaea23-61bf-4142-b54c-5241bc4ebef7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2455

Street in Goundam, Mali with mosque in left background

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10 x 15 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Mali
Mali, -- Tombouctou Region, -- Goundam
Date:
circa 1993
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Street in Goundam, Mali with mosque in left background."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photograph by Elio Elisofon, 1959; National Museum of African Art; © 1993 Smithsonian Institution / 1899798."
Items EEPA ML-07-09 and EEPA ML-07-10 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA ML-07-09
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:
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Architecture -- Africa  Search this
Street scenes  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 ML 1995-038-0041
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 28: Mali (ML)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo798aed3b3-8ee8-4f02-ba3f-2879606aec8d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5954

Street in Goundam, Mali with mosque in left background

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10 x 15 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Mali
Mali, -- Tombouctou Region, -- Goundam
Date:
circa 1993
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Street in Goundam, Mali with mosque in left background."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photograph by Elio Elisofon, 1959; National Museum of African Art; © 1993 Smithsonian Institution / 1899798."
Items EEPA ML-07-09 and EEPA ML-07-10 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA ML-07-10
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:
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Architecture -- Africa  Search this
Street scenes  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 ML 1996-013-0023
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 28: Mali (ML)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo700ca8217-9000-4d4f-b9db-8b7b5c80a218
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5969

Women treshing millet Barhin village, near Katsina, Nigeria

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
[ca. 1993]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Women treshing millet, Barhin village, near Katsina, Nigeria. Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photograph by Eliot Elisofon, 1959; National Museum of African Art; © 1993 Smithsonian Institution; 1899822."
Items EEPA NR-12-01 and EEPA NR-12-02 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA NR-12-01
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:
Households -- Africa  Search this
Domestic scenes  Search this
Agriculture -- 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 NR 1995-038-0036
See more items in:
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/xo7146a0b3c-7e81-418e-afd1-64c8eca1ab31
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref6906

Women treshing millet Barhin village, near Katsina, Nigeria

Creator:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
[ca. 1993]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Women treshing millet, Barhin village, near Katsina, Nigeria. Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photograph by Eliot Elisofon, 1959; National Museum of African Art; © 1993 Smithsonian Institution; 1899822."
Items EEPA NR-12-01 and EEPA NR-12-02 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA NR-12-02
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:
Households -- Africa  Search this
Domestic scenes  Search this
Agriculture -- 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 NR 1996-013-0009
See more items in:
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/xo7498405e7-e546-404e-b307-256931b7723e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref6925

National Museum of African Art Education, Administrative and Program Records

Collector:
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
54 Folders
Container:
Box 5
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Museum records
Place:
Africa
Date:
1974-2002
Summary:
This collection includes education, administrative and program documents collected and produced by the staff of the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, in the conduct of museum business, 1974-2002.
Scope and Contents:
This collection includes education, administrative and program documents collected and produced by the staff of the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, in the conduct of museum business, 1974-2002. There are slides and written materials related to a slide kit that the Education Department created for the program "The Creative Heritage of Africa". Administrative files include organizational and grant reports and documents about the development and implementation of the SIRIS (Smithsonian Institution Research Information System) database.
Arrangement note:
Arranged in two series by record type:

Series 1: Education Files, circa 1970s (25 folders)

Series 2: Administrative and Program Files, 1974-2002 (28 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.
Genre/Form:
Museum records
Citation:
National Museum of African Art Education, Administrative and Program Records, EEPA 1997-012, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1997-021
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Education, Administrative and Program Records
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo789917f95-4120-411c-9b58-20d25ecdf860
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-1997-021

Ikoma Dance

Former owner:
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Film reel (4 minutes, black-and-white silent; 100 feet, 16mm)
Culture:
Ikoma  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Silent films
Place:
Africa, East
Tanzania
Date:
circa 1938
Scope and Contents:
Footage of unknown origin of Ikoma women, Tanganyika (Tanzania), dancing in an open area.

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 Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Local Numbers:
HSFA 1991.15.1
Provenance:
Received from the National Museum of African Art in 1991.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Dance  Search this
Genre/Form:
silent films
Citation:
Ikoma Dance, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
HSFA.1991.15
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9c2eda8b9-2c8c-4cfd-96de-0b7df6080049
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-hsfa-1991-15

Keystone-Underwood Stereographs

Creator:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
240 Stereographs (black and white, 9 x 22 cm.)
Container:
Box 1
Box 2
Culture:
Bangi  Search this
Kongo (African people)  Search this
Zulu (African people)  Search this
Swahili-speaking peoples  Search this
Kikuyu (African people)  Search this
Maasai (African people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Stereographs
Place:
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Africa
Tanzania
Kenya
Date:
1882-1930
Summary:
The photographs document African businesses, cities, industry, landscapes, peoples and resources. The collection documents various locations within Kenya, Tanzania, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Zimbabwe, Uganda and South Africa. Peoples represented include Kikuyu, Maasai, Bangi, Chagga, Ndombe, Poto, Bangala, Zulu, and Kongo peoples. There are many images of agriculture, hunting, making pottery, mining diamonds and gold, church services at a Catholic mission, a gathering of chiefs at a court, a lion-killing ceremony, and war dances. Businesses and industries shown include coffee plantations; the DeBeers Diamond Mine; a diamond mine compound and crushing mill; fishing boats; a hemp plantation; ivory trade; a market; and the stock market.
Scope and Contents:
The photographs document African businesses, cities, industry, landscapes, peoples and resources. Place documented include Moshi Province, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, the Serengeti Plain (Kenya), and Zanzibar in German East Africa (now Tanzania); Victoria Falls and the Zambezi River in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe); Cape Town, Devil's Peak, Johannesburg, Kimberly, Natal Province, and Port Elizabeth in South Africa; the waterfront of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and Soko, Boma, Leopoldville (now Kinshasa), and Stanley Falls (now Boyoma Falls). There are also photographs of the Nile during a flood.

People portrayed include a Kikuyu man paying brideprice for a wife; Kikuyu women carrying water vessels and planting beans; Maasai women building houses; Swahili people dancing; Swahili women using a power figure to ward off evil; and Zulu men training for war. Other peoples portrayed include Bangala, Bangi, Chagga, Kongo, Ndombe and Poto.

Activities documented include buying ivory, carrying rubber, clearing the ground for a coffee plantation, fishing, gambling, grinding corn, hunting zebra, making pottery, mining diamonds and gold, peeling bark for bark cloth, picking coffee, preparing food, smoking meat, threshing beans, and tying house poles. There are also images of church services at a Catholic mission, a gathering of chiefs at a court, a lion-killing ceremony, and war dances.

Businesses and industries shown include coffee plantations in Rhodesia; the DeBeers Diamond Mine in South Africa; a diamond mine compound and crushing mill; fishing boats off Cape Town; a hemp plantation in Uganda; ivory trade in Mombasa, Kenya; a market; and the stock market in Johannesburg.
Biographical / Historical:
In 1882 the Underwood and Underwood Company began operations in Kansas. Founded by brothers Bert Elias (1862-1943) and Elmer (1860-1947) Underwood, the company pioneered the technique of selling stereographs door-to-door. By 1884, Underwood and Underwood's operations had expanded to the West Coast, and the company soon opened offices throughout the world. In the 1890s, the firm began selling images to publications such as Illustrated London News and Harper's Weekly. At its peak in the early 19th century, the company produced 25,000 images per day.

In the late 1910s, Underwood and Underwood was purchased by a competing stereograph company, the Keystone View Company.
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
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Ngala (African people)  Search this
Agriculture  Search this
Industry  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Identifier:
EEPA.1986-022
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76bb797f4-6da9-4e69-9f50-0a1c7bf2ad18
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-1986-022

Beauty born of struggle the art of Black Washington edited by Jeffrey C. Stewart

Author:
Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (U.S.)  Search this
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)  Search this
Editor:
Stewart, Jeffrey C. 1950-  Search this
Subject:
Howard University Gallery of Art History  Search this
Phillips Collection History  Search this
Museum of African Art (U.S.) History  Search this
Evans-Tibbs Collection History  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 356 pages illustrations (some color) 29 cm
Type:
Congresses
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
2023
20th century
Topic:
African American art  Search this
African American artists  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Aesthetics  Search this
Art--Private collections  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1159360

The Museum of African Art / Benjamin Forgey

Author:
Forgey, Benjamin  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Robbins, Warren M  Search this
Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
1971
Topic:
Art, African--Museums  Search this
Call number:
AM1 .M691
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1102564

Claiming art, reclaiming space post-apartheid art from South Africa National Museum of African Art

Title:
Post-apartheid art from South Africa
Author:
Puccinelli, Lydia  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations 22 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Date:
1999
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Art, Modern  Search this
Art  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158824

African Play

Creator:
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Anacostia Pre-School Program  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Ofori-Ansah, Kwaku  Search this
Collection Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Extent:
12 Video recordings (open reel, 1/2 inch)
5 Video recordings (U-matic, 3/4 inch)
1 Video recording (VHS)
Culture:
African  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Folk tales
Musical games
Folk drama
Place:
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1978
Scope and Contents:
Ofori Ansah explains children in Africa like to make up stories, games, and songs about animals; he also explains folktales. Ofori Ansah and a group of children play the African game of tail or tail, and sing and dance to Kye Kye Kule. The children, dressed as animals, perform a folktale as told by Ofori Ansah.
Performance - music, dance, storytelling, and theater. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Related to Kwanzaa Programs. 17 copies of African Play. 16 black and white copies. 1 color copy [AV003553]. Some copies have audio and/video distortions. Transcribed from AV000841 - AV000845: Kwanzaa African Play. AV002231: dated 19910827. Remainder of the assets: dated 19780821.
Biographical / Historical:
Ofori Ansah was born in Aboasa, Ghana, 1944. Scholar of African and African American art and artists. Professor of African Art History at Howard University where he began a Ghana Travel/Study Program in 2005. Wrote book about children games and folktales from African tradition which were taught at the 1976 Festival of American Folklife, the Smithsonian Institution. Also known as Ofori-Ansah, Kwaku and Ofori-Ansah, Paul, 1944-.;Anacostia Community Museum's Education Department hosted Kwanzaa events, including Kwanzaa workshops and school events as well as Kwanzaa-related films, plays, and storytelling.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003195

ACMA AV003197

ACMA AV003199

ACMA AV003542

ACMA AV003544

ACMA AV003553

ACMA AV003566

ACMA AV003568

ACMA AV003571

ACMA AV003577

ACMA AV003579

ACMA AV000841

ACMA AV000842

ACMA AV000843

ACMA AV000844

ACMA AV000845

ACMA AV002231
General:
Title transcribed from opening credits of video recording.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Children  Search this
Games  Search this
Play  Search this
Storytelling  Search this
Folklore  Search this
Folk music  Search this
Dance  Search this
Music  Search this
Theater  Search this
African culture  Search this
Kwanzaa  Search this
Education -- Museums  Search this
Genre/Form:
Video recordings
Folk tales
Musical games
Folk drama
Citation:
African Play, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003191
See more items in:
Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7e3b74d29-3dc6-4312-bf90-ec63962047aa
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-09-023-ref506

Senegal photographs

Collector:
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
14 Photographic prints (Cartes-de-Vista (1 box), black & white)
46 Photographic prints (dupe prints, black & white, 8 x 10 in. or smaller )
8 Photographic prints ((1 box), black & white, 18.5 x 40 cm. or smaller )
32 Photographic prints (cabinet cards (1 box), black & white, 4 x 5.5 in. )
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Cabinet photographs
Place:
Africa
Senegal
Date:
between 1880-1913
Summary:
Photographs and cabinet cards from Senegal collected by the staff of the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, during the 1980s. Popular from the mid-1860s through the 1900s, cabinet cards were commercially produced 4" x 5 1/2" photoprints mounted on card stock measuring 4 1/4" x 6 1/2", often with an embossed studio name in the corner. Frequently sold as collectors' items, these cards often contained images of attractive women or royalty of various nationalities. Images include cabinet cards from the Bonnevide Photographic Studio and from J. Barbier.
Arrangement:
Images indexed by negative number.
Provenance:
NMAfA: National Museum of African Art,, Smithsonian Institution, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, 950 Independence Ave, S.W. Washington, DC 20560-0708;, Transfer;, 1989;, 1989-0003
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.
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Cabinet photographs
Identifier:
EEPA.1989-003
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7903f39b4-463a-48c3-9067-a4a9fba0308d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-1989-003

Fragile legacies : the photographs of Solomon Osagie Alonge / Amy J. Staples, Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan, and Bryna M. Freyer

Author:
Staples, Amy J. 1958-  Search this
Author:
Kaplan, Flora S.  Search this
Freyer, Bryna 1949-  Search this
Host institution:
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Nigeria National Commission for Museums and Monuments  Search this
Subject:
Alonge, Solomon Osagie 1911-1994  Search this
Physical description:
210 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Place:
Nigeria
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
2017
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Bini (African people)  Search this
Photographers  Search this
History  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
TR680 .S73
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1080216

Marli Shamir photographs

Photographer:
Shamir, Marli  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
229 Gelatin silver prints (black and white, 8 x 10 in. or smaller)
89 Photographic prints ((1 v.), black and white, 23 x 18 cm. or smaller)
Container:
Volume 4
Culture:
Dogon (African people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Djenné (Mali)
Mali
Africa
Timbuktu (Mali)
San (Mali)
Gao (Mali)
Date:
1971
Summary:
Photographs taken by Marli Shamir in Mali, in 1971. The majority of the images show architecture in Djenne, Mali. Other images depict architecture of the Dogon in Timbuktu, Gao and San.

Photographs from this collection were featured by Labelle Prussin's thesis entitled, "The Architecture of Djenne; African Synthesis and Transformation," (Yale University, 1974) and in her book entitled, "Hatumere: Islamic Design in West Africa," (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986). The images have also been displayed in an exhibition entitled, "Marli Shamir Photographs from the Sahel," held in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, in 1976.
Arrangement note:
Images indexed by negative number.
Biographical / Historical:
Marli Shamir (1919-2016) was an Israeli photographer known for her extensive work in Mali, the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso from 1966-1973. Born and raised in Berlin, Shamir started studying photography during her teenage years and took photography classes at the Contempora Lehrateliers für neue Werkkunst (1934-1937). In 1938, she was forced to immigrate to Israel where she initially lived in a kibbutz. From 1941-1943, she worked at the mineralogy department of the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, and then opened her own studio in Jerusalem in 1945. In 1953, she married Meir Shamir, a former Israeli Diplomat-Ambassador, and from 1966-1973 she lived successively in Mali, Gabon and Cote d'Ivoire. She held a particular fascination with architecture, monuments, mosques, arts and habitants. During her stay in Mali, she met Pascal James Imperato with whom she wrote the article Bokolanfini Mud Cloth of the Bamana of Mali, (African Arts, 1970). In 1976, she produced the exhibition Sahel at the Israeli museum in Jerusalem, which focused on the rural and urban architecture and people of the Sahel. The exhibition toured in Europe later that year. From 1977-1981, she lived in Strasbourg, where she focused on documenting the new style of architecture in Mali. Her work on this project is stored at the Center of Documentation in Strasbourg. In 2005, a book devoted to her photographs from Mali was published by the Grandvaux French Edition House. The National Poet of Mali, Albakaye Ousmane Kounta, collaborated with Shamir on the book of poetry Djenney-Ferey –La terre habitee (published by Grandaux, 2007), which is illustrated with Shamir's photographs. Shamir passed away in 2016 at the age of 93.
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:
Earth Architecture  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Black-and-white photographs
Identifier:
EEPA.1995-025
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70c376be1-6246-4dcc-af65-9969cc0a67e1
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-1995-025

The Art of West African Stip-Woven Cloth

Creator:
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Ashworth, Gavin  Search this
Extent:
1 Videoreel (videoreel (2:25 min.) videoreel (12:25 min.), sd., color, 1 inch)
Type:
Archival materials
Videoreels
Video recordings
Place:
Africa
Date:
1987
Scope and Contents:
Video of West African textile making produced by Caribiner, Inc. for the National Museum of African Art in 1987. Text accompanying videos for sale reads, "In many areas of West Africa, fabric is woven in long narrow strips. The strips are cut to length and then sewn together to make rectangular cloths with striking geometric. These beautiful cloths are worn as wrappers, shawls, and robes. Originally a slide prentation for an exhibition, the Art of West African Stip-Woven Cloth explores the creative activities of the various artisans involved in textile production: spinners, dyers, weavers, and sewers."
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Copyright held by the Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
National Museum of African Art  Search this
Genre/Form:
Video recordings
See more items in:
"The Art of West African Strip-Woven Cloth" video and slides
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70d7be9f0-1ad0-4e3d-9c23-e078992006fa
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1991-005-ref839

National Museum of Mali study photographs

Collector:
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
24 Photographic prints (black and white)
10 Photographic prints (color, 8 x 10 in.)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Photographs
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Mali
Date:
1990
Summary:
Photographs displayed in the exhibition entitled, "Regards croises," held at the National Museum of Mali in Bamako, Mali, from July 27 through August 26, 1990. The exhibit was a joint effort between the National Museum of Mali and The National Museum of African Art (U.S.), which included images from both museums. The prints are complementary copies from the National Museum of Mali. The National Museum of African Art provided images from the photographer, Eliot Elisofon.
Arrangement note:
Given the small size of the collection, the items are not arranged.
Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Rights:
For study purposes only. Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Photographs
Identifier:
EEPA.1995-015
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f87a2397-1917-46fd-bab5-10196a15a32f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-1995-015

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