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Chris Hubbard collection

Photographer:
Hubbard, Chris  Search this
Names:
Mabiinc maMbeky, Mbop, 1939-1969  Search this
Extent:
47 Slides (photographs) (color, 35 mm )
Culture:
Kuba (African people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Kasai River Valley (Angola and Congo)
Date:
1969-1970
Scope and Contents:
Photographs taken by Chris Hubbard in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo from 1969-1970, which primarily depict the funeral of Kuba Nyim Mbopey Mabiintsh ma-Kyeen.
Arrangement:
Images indexed by slide number.
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:
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Shrines  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Citation:
Chris Hubbard Collection, EEPA 2012-007, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2012-007
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7dda377f8-ddaf-4ca2-b602-9a0e56d4a134
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-2012-007

Les peuples beti du Cameroun origine, ethnies et traditions Vincent de Paul Ndougsa ; préface de Jacques Deboheur Koukam

Author:
Ndougsa, Vincent de Paul 1957-  Search this
Writer of preface:
Koukam, Jacques Deboheur  Search this
Physical description:
441 pages 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Cameroon
Cameroun
Date:
2018
Topic:
History  Search this
Social conditions  Search this
Beti (African people)--Social life and customs  Search this
Beti (African people)--Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Beti (Peuple d'Afrique)--Histoire  Search this
Beti (Peuple d'Afrique)--Conditions sociales  Search this
Beti (Peuple d'Afrique)--Mœurs et coutumes  Search this
Ethnologie  Search this
Beti (African people)  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1159640

Masquerade and local knowledge in urban Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria / Jordan A. Fenton

Author:
Fenton, Jordan  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Ekpe (Society)  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Calabar
Date:
2010
Topic:
Masquerades  Search this
Call number:
DT1 .C46
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1032288

Masking and money in a Nigerian metropolis : the economics of performance in Calabar / Jordan A. Fenton

Author:
Fenton, Jordan  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Ekpe (Society)  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Calabar
Date:
2016
Topic:
Masquerades--Economic aspects  Search this
Income  Search this
Masquerade performance  Search this
Youth, Efik--Societies, etc  Search this
Masquerade costume  Search this
Call number:
N7380 .C758
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1074228

Sustainable futures : Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa and the study of traditional-based African artists / Jordan A. Fenton

Author:
Fenton, Jordan  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Bassey Nsa, Ekpenyong 1973-  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Calabar
Date:
2017
Topic:
Mask makers  Search this
Efik mask makers  Search this
Efik masquerade costume  Search this
Art, Efik--Economic aspects  Search this
Art patronage  Search this
Art historians--Professional ethics  Search this
Call number:
N1 .A258
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1087179

Expressive currencies : artistic transactions and transformations of warrior-inspired masquerades in Calabar / Jordan A. Fenton

Author:
Fenton, Jordan  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Nnabo (Society)  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Calabar
Date:
2019
Topic:
Ukwa (Masquerade)  Search this
Masquerades  Search this
Masquerade performance  Search this
Masquerade costume  Search this
Skull assemblages (Object groupings)  Search this
Youth  Search this
Call number:
N1 .A258
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1104777

Les masques et leur rôle dans les sociétés africaines

Author:
Adandé, Alexandre Sènou 1913-1993  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Africa
Date:
1954
Topic:
Masquerades  Search this
Masks, African  Search this
Art and society  Search this
Call number:
NX589.6.C6 B87
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_510168

Masques africaines / Alexandre Adandé

Author:
Adandé, Alexandre Sènou 1913-1993  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Books
Place:
Africa
Date:
1951
Topic:
Masks, African  Search this
Masquerades  Search this
Call number:
DT1 .N911
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_669622

Tam-Tam Avohu / A. Adandé et Pierre Verger

Author:
Adandé, Alexandre Sènou 1913-1993  Search this
Verger, Pierre  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Porto-Novo (Benin)
Date:
1953
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Adja oral tradition  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
DT1 .N911
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_750170

The function and social significance of mask in black Africa

Author:
Adandé, Alexandre Sènou 1913-1993  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Physical description:
10 leaves
Type:
Manuscripts
Place:
Africa
Date:
1955
[n.d.]
Topic:
Masquerades  Search this
Masks, African  Search this
Call number:
VF-- Masks and Masquerades--General
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_781170

Displaying the ostentation : contemporary chieftaincy dress and the Ebonko costume from Calabar, Nigeria / Jordan A. Fenton

Author:
Fenton, Jordan  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Ekpe (Society) Rituals  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
2011
Topic:
Efik masquerade costume  Search this
Call number:
NK8887 .C66 2011
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_977131

Mambila and Fulani people

Series Photographer:
Schneider, Gilbert, 1920-1999  Search this
Schneider, Evan G., (1949 - )  Search this
Series Creator:
Schneider, Mildred, (1920 - 2016)  Search this
Mbeng, Johnson  Search this
Extent:
1 Film reel (Box 8, Silent, 16 mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
General:
Contains scenes of a Fulani ceremony which included whipping and dancing and women watching in the crowd, Mambila people dancing, and scenary on the Mambila plateau.
Restrictions:
Items are unavailable for use prior to digitization.
Series Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject ot all copyright laws.
Topic:
Fulani  Search this
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Mambila (African people)  Search this
Dancing -- Africa  Search this
Horses  Search this
Landscapes  Search this
See more items in:
Evan G. Schneider Collection
Evan G. Schneider Collection / Film
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7916dce2e-a746-41df-b56c-d12d0cc9647f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2020-004-ref12

Ceremonies in Belo, Cameroon

Series Photographer:
Schneider, Gilbert, 1920-1999  Search this
Schneider, Evan G., (1949 - )  Search this
Series Creator:
Schneider, Mildred, (1920 - 2016)  Search this
Mbeng, Johnson  Search this
Extent:
1 Film reel (Box 8, Silent, 16 mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
General:
Contains scenes of Bobe Away dancing at Belo, women dancing, and a baptism ceremony near Belo.
Restrictions:
Items are unavailable for use prior to digitization.
Series Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject ot all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Baptism -- 1930-1950  Search this
Dancing  Search this
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Evan G. Schneider Collection
Evan G. Schneider Collection / Film
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78fcae77e-17bd-4df8-8410-4e9775fe4412
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2020-004-ref14

Chief S.O. Alonge photographic collection

Photographer:
Alonge, Solomon Osagie, 1911-1994  Search this
Names:
Alexandra, Princess, 1936- (granddaughter of George V, King of Great Britain)  Search this
Elizabeth, Queen of Great Britain, II, 1926-  Search this
Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-  Search this
Extent:
100 Photographic prints (black and white, hand-colored.)
4 Photograph albums
1800 Negatives (photographic) (120 mm.)
150 Negatives (photographic) (glass plate)
Container:
Item EEPA.2009-007
Culture:
Bini (African people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white photographs
Albums
Negatives
Portraits
Hand coloring
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
1926-1989
Summary:
The collection consists of approximately 1,950 glass plate and large format film negatives,100 hand-tinted and black-and-white prints and four photographic albums containing prints of various sizes, taken by Chief Solomon Osagie Alonge, the royal photographer to the Oba of Benin, Akenzua II (1933-1978). These images span six decades (1926 - 1989) and represent a dynamic, continuous record of the Benin Royal Court in Nigeria. Alonge documented the pageantry, ritual and regalia of the Obas, their wives and retainers for over a half-century, including the coronation of the King and the Iyoba, or queen mother. The collection also documents historic visits to Benin by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (1956), Princess Alexandra (1960), foreign dignitaries, traditional rulers, political leaders and celebrities. The collection preserves an important historical record of Benin art and culture during the periods of British colonial rule and Nigerian independence in the 20th century. The rarity and historical value of the collection are enhanced by Alonge's privileged access to the Palace as a chief in the Iwebo Palace Society, a position which presents a unique insider's view of Benin royalty. The quality of the collection is testament to Alonge's technological skills in photography and his professionalism in keeping the collection ordered and well-preserved despite the heat, humidity and tropical climate of Nigeria.
Arrangement note:
Arrangement of negatives reflects the original order established by the photographer.
Biographical/Historical note:
Chief Solomon Osagie Alonge (1911-1994) was the first indigenous photographer of the Royal Court of Benin and one of the premier photographers of Nigeria. His significance as one of the earliest indigenous photographers in West Africa has been documented in detail by anthropologist Flora Kaplan. Alonge learned the craft of photography as a youth in Lagos during the 1920s and saw his profession as an honorable and distinguished calling. He clearly demonstrated an inclusive documentary perspective in his efforts to photograph many aspects of the world around him. In 1942, Alonge established the Ideal Photography Studio in Benin City and documented colonial society, the establishment of churches and businesses, and the formation of new civic organizations and social groups like the Benin Social Club (1940s). As a commercial photographer, Alonge photographed individual and group portraits, preserving a visual record of the everyday lives and peoples of Benin City. Alonge's studio portraits illustrate how local Africans presented themselves to the camera and engaged with the practice of photography during the early to mid-twentieth century.
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.
Topic:
Diplomats  Search this
Kings and rulers  Search this
Coronations  Search this
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Royal households  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Black-and-white photographs
Albums
Negatives
Portraits
Hand coloring
Citation:
Chief S.O. Alonge Photographic Collection, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2009-007
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73069d306-4e02-4ce9-b9ac-089366cb9a57
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-2009-007

The Akan of Ghana aspects of past and present practices Kofi Ayim

Author:
Ayim, Kofi  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 273 pages illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Ghana
Ghāna
Date:
2015
Topic:
Social life and customs  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Religion  Search this
Signs and symbols  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Akan (Peuple d'Afrique)--Mœurs et coutumes  Search this
Akan (Peuple d'Afrique)--Religion  Search this
Signes et symboles  Search this
Ethnologie  Search this
Akan (African people)--Religion  Search this
Akan (African people)--Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Akan (African people)--Social life and customs  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
History  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1160427

Film of a famadihana

Creator:
Archdeacon, Sarajane  Search this
Extent:
1 Film reel (23 minutes, color sound; 400 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Sound films
Place:
Madagascar
Africa
Date:
1963
Scope and Contents:
Footage of a Famadihana (also known as "digging up the dead" ceremony) is an exhumation ceremony to honor ancestors. This famadihana was performed by the Malgache people of Madagascar. The body of an ancestor is exhumed, re-wrapped in burial cloths and re-buried. The extended family celebrates with a feast. The film has a sound track narration recorded by filmmaker, Sarajane Archdeacon.

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 2001.6.1
Provenance:
Received from Sarajane Archdeacon in 2001.
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:
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Festivals  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound films
Citation:
Film of a famadihana, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
HSFA.2001.06
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9593d7887-e785-4b94-a3c3-141bc10d9d6a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-hsfa-2001-06
Online Media:

Festival shots: Cuban Ritual; Grupo Changii;Quarteto Patria; Tumbandera; King of the Ga Arrives

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Caribbean Program 1989 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Artist:
Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo  Search this
Cuarteto Patria  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (videocassette (VHS))
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Caribbean Area
Cuba
Ghana
Local Numbers:
FP-1989-1/2VHS-0027
General:
tape 9
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.).
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1989, Item FP-1989-1/2VHS-0027
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife / Series 3: The Caribbean: Cultural Encounters in the New World / 3.4: Video
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5d4298311-7f43-4c07-9b79-228026f81eab
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1989-ref1077

Time, space and the unknown Maasai configurations of power and providence Paul Spencer

Author:
Spencer, Paul 1932-  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 287 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Kenya
Date:
2009
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Cosmology, Maasai  Search this
Maasai (African people)--Psychology  Search this
Space and time  Search this
Age groups  Search this
Massaï (Peuple d'Afrique)--Rites et cérémonies  Search this
Cosmologie massaï  Search this
Massaï (Peuple d'Afrique)--Psychologie  Search this
Groupes d'âge  Search this
Maasai (African people)--Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155812

We Alain-Michel Boyer

Author:
Boyer, Alain-Michel 1949-  Search this
Physical description:
125 pages illustrations (some color), map 25 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés
Place:
Afrique
Côte d'Ivoire
Liberia
Date:
2019
Topic:
We (Ivoirian and Liberian people)--Social life and customs  Search this
We (Ivoirian and Liberian people) )--Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Masks, We (Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia)--Social aspects  Search this
Masks, We (Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia)  Search this
Masks, African  Search this
Wè (Peuple de Côte-d'Ivoire et du Liberia)--Mœurs et coutumes  Search this
Wè (Peuple de Côte-d'Ivoire et du Liberia)--Rites et cérémonies  Search this
Masques wè (Côte-d'Ivoire et Liberia)--Aspect social  Search this
Masques wè (Côte-d'Ivoire et Liberia)  Search this
Masques  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Civilization  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1146732

The artfulness of death in Africa John Mack

Author:
Mack, John 1949-  Search this
Physical description:
283 pages illustrations (black and white, and color) 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Africa, Sub-Saharan
Afrique subsaharienne
Sub-Saharan Africa
Afrika
Date:
2019
Topic:
Funeral rites and ceremonies  Search this
Sepulchral monuments  Search this
Funeral decorations  Search this
Death  Search this
Death in art  Search this
Art  Search this
Art, African--Themes, motives  Search this
Funérailles--Rites et cérémonies  Search this
Mort  Search this
Mort dans l'art  Search this
Art africain--Thèmes, motifs  Search this
Bestattung  Search this
Kunst  Search this
Sachkultur  Search this
Tod  Search this
Totenkult  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1147134

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