Photographs made and collected by Alexis B. McMullen documenting peoples and culture in West Africa. The images created by McMullen and Captain D. B. McCloskey depict ceremonies at Kibib honoring Ofori Atta, a chief in the Central Province of the Gold Coast; a dance to the god of the sea at Teshi; and fishing boats and equipment. Additionally, the collection contains photographic postcards collected by McMullen and made by Casimir Zagourski, Leopoldville, and Methodist Book Depots, Cape Coast. These show African "types," a Bwake female circumcision ceremony (please note contains graphic images of circumcision), scarification (cicatrization), African animals (including giraffes, elephants, and a hippopotamus), agriculture, dances, and musical instruments. Depicted West African peoples include the Ashanti, Bangala, Banziri, Hausa, Kuba, Kumu, Mangbetu, Mputu and Tutsi.
Biographical/Historical note:
Colonel Alexis B. McMullen participated in American aviation activities for about 50 years. During World War II, he was the commanding officer of a United States Air Corps Air Transport Command (ATC) base in Accra, Ghana (then the Gold Coast).
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 90-14
Location of Other Archival Materials:
The National Air and Space Museum Archives Division holds the Colonel Alexis B. McMullen Collection, 1915-1983, documenting McMullen's aviation career and interests.
Additional Zagourski photographs can be found in the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives in EEPA 1987-0024 and the EEPA Postcard Collection.
Photo Lot 90-14, Colonel Alexis B. McMullen photograph and postcard collection relating to West Africa, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Folk songs and dance music. Compact disc. Notes and bibliography, in English and French (16 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Listening only. No Duplication Allowed.
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.
112 A Nossa Run / Maria Teresa de Noronha, Raul Nery, Jaoquim Do Vale, Joel Pina.. Guitarra,Viola.. Portuguese language.
113 Ya hibbi malek sahi / Abdeslam Cherkaoui. Oud.
114 Mazonna- Mphini / Chewa dialect.
115 Piere.
116 Kompule / Flute,Lagenaria siceraria.
Local Numbers:
UN-COMM-CD-08101-9
UNESCO.8101
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Paris, France Audivis 1972
General:
Commercial
Traditional songs and instrumental music. Published by UNESCO and Auvidis in collaboration with the International Music Council and the International Council for Traditional Music. Previously released material. Compact disc. Program notes and selected song texts in English and French (11 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Listening only. No Duplication Allowed.
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.
101 Palenque de San Basilio: Oral Traditions / Cristobalina Estrada Valdez, Delores Salinas de Caceres, Graciela Salgado Valdez.
102 Innovations: Personal Style in Dress / Akoemajajo Pansa, Alisetie Ngwete, Patricia Main.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-CT-0203
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 5, 1992.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
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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.
Printed text on verso reads: "209 - Tchad (A.E.F.) / Femme Sara M'BaĂ¯."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo R. Pauleau - Doula (Cameroun)."
Manuscript message and address on verso, date reads: "5/8/51." Postmarked postage stamp on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CD-20-10
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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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.
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Collection Rights:
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Printed text on recto reads: "Tatouages du Mayumbe." Translated caption reads: "Mayumbe tattoos."
Manuscript on verso reads: "#283." Items EEPA CG-05-36 and EEPA CG-05-37 bear recto image portraits of the same subject.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-05-36
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Collection Restrictions:
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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.
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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.
Items EEPA CG-05-38 and CG-05-39 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-05-38
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Collection Restrictions:
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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.
Items EEPA CG-05-38 and CG-05-39 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-05-39
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Verso labeled with additional accession number: A1994-06-037.
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Verso labeled with additional accession number: A1995-6-24.
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Collection Rights:
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Duplicate recto image on items EEPA CM-05-01 and CM-05-07.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CM-05-01
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Duplicate recto image on items EEPA CM-05-01 and CM-05-07.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CM-05-07
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Stamped text on verso reads: "'Photo R Pauleau / Douala (Cameroun) / Reproduction Interdite."
Manuscript message and address on verso, date reads: "5/8/51." Postmarks and postage stamp on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CM-20-01
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Printed text on recto reads: "[Femme] de la Koumi, tenue de parade."
Translated caption reads: "Koumi woman, regalia."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Collection L. Martin."
Postmarked postage stamps on recto, date reads: "8 Sept 13." Printed text on recto partially obscured by postage stamps.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CX-20-04
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Printed caption on verso reads: "Cote D'Ivoire. / 4. Parure de femme Bobo."
Translated caption reads: "Ivory Coast / 4. Attire of a Bobo Woman."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Collection G. Labitte / 35, rue Jules Ferry, Dakar / Reproduction interdite."
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-05-01
Collection Restrictions:
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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.
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.
