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view <I>Reduced Mixed-Color Symmetrical Piece</I> digital asset number 1

Reduced Mixed-Color Symmetrical Piece

Maker:: Magdalene Anyango N. Odundo, born 1950, Kenya Search this

Medium:: Ceramic, slip

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 35.2 x 24.0 x 24.0 cm (13 7/8 x 9 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

Type:: Container

Geography:: Kenya

Date:: 1990

Credit Line:: Museum purchase

Object number:: 91-4-2

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: I am: Contemporary African Women Artists

On View:: NMAfA, The Sylvia H. Williams Gallery

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_91-4-2

view Comb digital asset number 1

Comb

Maker:: Baule artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, gold leaf, thread

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 15.6 x 4.1 x 1.5 cm (6 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 9/16 in.)

Type:: Tool and Equipment

Geography:: Côte d'Ivoire

Date:: Early to mid-20th century

Topic:: bird Search this; Adornment Search this; geometric motif Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Judith Timyan

Object number:: 94-3-1

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Good as Gold

On View:: NMAfA, South Gallery (1141)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_94-3-1

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Female figure

Object Name:: sika blawa

Maker:: Baule artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, gold leaf

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 24.4 x 8.2 x 8 cm (9 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.)

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: Kounaïri, Côte d'Ivoire

Date:: Mid-20th century

Topic:: Initiation Search this; female Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Philip L. Ravenhill and Judith Timyan

Object number:: 95-4-1

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Good as Gold

On View:: NMAfA, South Gallery (1141)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_95-4-1

view <I>The Dogs</I> digital asset number 1

The Dogs

Maker:: Chant Avedissian, 1951-2018, born Egypt Search this

Medium:: Mixed media on corrugated cardboard, cloth

Dimensions:: H x W: 247.6 x 149.7 cm (97 1/2 x 58 15/16 in.)

Type:: Painting

Geography:: Egypt

Date:: ca. 1994

Credit Line:: Purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program

Object number:: 96-20-1.1

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Heroes: Principles of African Greatness

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_96-20-1.1

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The Nasser Era and Om Kalsoum

Maker:: Chant Avedissian, 1951-2018, born Egypt Search this

Medium:: Mixed media on corrugated cardboard, cloth

Dimensions:: H x W: 248 x 150 cm (97 5/8 x 59 1/16 in.)

Type:: Painting

Geography:: Egypt

Date:: ca. 1994

Credit Line:: Purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program

Object number:: 96-20-3.1

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Heroes: Principles of African Greatness

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_96-20-3.1

view <I>The Notorious Green Car</I> digital asset number 1

The Notorious Green Car

Maker:: Willie Bester, born 1956, South Africa Search this

Medium:: Metal, paint, burlap, glass, plexiglass, bone, plastic, cloth, wood, rubber, paper, wire

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 175 x 100 x 21 cm (68 7/8 x 39 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: South Africa

Date:: 1995

Credit Line:: Museum purchase

Object number:: 96-26-1

Restrictions & Rights:: © 1995 Willie Bester

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Heroes: Principles of African Greatness

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_96-26-1

view <I>First Time Voters</I> digital asset number 1

First Time Voters

Maker:: Kay Hassan, born 1956, South Africa Search this

Medium:: Paper, glue, staples

Dimensions:: H x W: 216 x 706.2 cm (85 1/16 x 278 1/16 in.)

Type:: Drawing and Collage

Geography:: South Africa

Date:: 1994-1995

Credit Line:: Museum purchase

Object number:: 96-32-1

Restrictions & Rights:: © 1994-95 Kay Hassan

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Heroes: Principles of African Greatness

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_96-32-1

view Cap mask digital asset number 1

Cap mask

Object Name:: gelede

Maker:: Anago Master Search this; Yoruba artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, pigment

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 21.5 x 25.0 x 27.8 cm (8 7/16 x 9 13/16 x 10 15/16 in.)

Type:: Mask

Geography:: Anago or Ifonyin region, Benin

Date:: 19th century

Topic:: Male use Search this

Credit Line:: Museum purchase

Object number:: 97-11-1

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Heroes: Principles of African Greatness

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_97-11-1

view Female figure digital asset number 1

Female figure

Object Name:: edjo

Maker:: Urhobo artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, pigment, kaolin

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 106.5 x 32 x 27.7 cm (41 15/16 x 12 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.)

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: Nigeria

Date:: Late 19th-early 20th century

Topic:: female Search this

Credit Line:: Museum purchase

Object number:: 97-17-1

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Heroes: Principles of African Greatness

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_97-17-1

view <I>Cold Turkey: Stories of Truth and Reconciliation (De Kock ready to sing)</I> digital asset number 1

Cold Turkey: Stories of Truth and Reconciliation (De Kock ready to sing)

Maker:: Sue Williamson, born 1941, England (active South Africa) Search this

Medium:: Acetate, steel, plexiglass, wood

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 63.5 x 89.8 x 10 cm (25 x 35 3/8 x 3 15/16 in.)

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: South Africa

Date:: 1996

Topic:: pig Search this

Credit Line:: Museum purchase

Object number:: 97-21-1.1

Restrictions & Rights:: © Sue Williamson

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Heroes: Principles of African Greatness

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_97-21-1.1

view <I>Cold Turkey: Stories of Truth and Reconciliation (Poison Victim)</I> digital asset number 1

Cold Turkey: Stories of Truth and Reconciliation (Poison Victim)

Maker:: Sue Williamson, born 1941, England (active South Africa) Search this

Medium:: Acetate, steel, plexiglass, wood

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 63.5 x 89.8 x 10 cm (25 x 35 3/8 x 3 15/16 in.)

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: South Africa

Date:: 1996

Credit Line:: Museum purchase

Object number:: 97-21-1.2

Restrictions & Rights:: © Sue Williamson

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Heroes: Principles of African Greatness

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_97-21-1.2

view <I>Small Iriabo</I> digital asset number 1

Small Iriabo

Maker:: Sokari Douglas Camp, born 1958, Nigeria Search this

Medium:: Steel, wood, paint, motor

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 140 x 41.9 x 40.6 cm (55 1/8 x 16 1/2 x 16 in.)

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: Nigeria

Date:: 1987

Topic:: female Search this

Credit Line:: Museum purchase

Object number:: 97-5-1

Restrictions & Rights:: © 1987 Sokari Douglas Camp

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Heroes: Principles of African Greatness

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_97-5-1

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The Ancestors Converged Again

Maker:: El Anatsui, born 1944, Ghana (active in Nigeria) Search this

Medium:: Wood, tempera

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 102 x 272 x 9 cm (40 3/16 x 107 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: Ghana; Nigeria

Date:: 1995

Credit Line:: Purchased with funds provided by the Annie Laurie Aitken Endowment

Object number:: 98-11-1

Restrictions & Rights:: © 1995 El Anatsui

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Heroes: Principles of African Greatness

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_98-11-1

view Icon digital asset number 1

Icon

Maker:: Ethiopian Orthodox Search this

Medium:: Distemper, gesso and cloth on wood

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 51.7 x 43 x 2.5 cm (20 3/8 x 16 15/16 x 1 in.)

Type:: Painting

Geography:: Ethiopia

Date:: ca. 1630-1700

Topic:: bird Search this; mother and child Search this; furniture Search this; Writing Search this; horse Search this; angel Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Ciro R. Taddeo in memory of Raffael and Alessandra Taddeo

Object number:: 98-3-3

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Heroes: Principles of African Greatness

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_98-3-3

view <I>Toussaint Louverture et la vieille esclave</I> digital asset number 1

Toussaint Louverture et la vieille esclave

Maker:: Ousmane Sow, 1935-2016, Senegal Search this

Medium:: Mixed media (iron, earth, jute, straw)

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 220 x 100 x 110 cm (86 5/8 x 39 3/8 x 43 5/16 in.)

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: Senegal

Date:: 1989

Topic:: Adornment Search this; Power Search this; male Search this; female Search this; couple Search this

Credit Line:: Museum purchase, through exchange from Emil Eisenberg, and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins, and with funds from Stuart Bohart and Barbara Portman

Object number:: 2009-8-1

Restrictions & Rights:: (c) 1989 Ousmane Sow

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Heroes: Principles of African Greatness

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_2009-8-1

view Ornament digital asset number 1

Ornament

Object Name:: koloni

Maker:: Soninke artist Search this

Medium:: Gold-plated silver alloy

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 3.3 x 4.2 x 0.7 cm (1 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in.)

Type:: Costume Accessory

Geography:: Mauritania

Date:: Late 19th-early 20th century

Topic:: Adornment Search this; Female use Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of the Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection

Object number:: 2010-10-5

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Good as Gold

On View:: NMAfA, South Gallery (1141)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_2010-10-5

view <I>Kepi in Bree Street</I> digital asset number 1

Kepi in Bree Street

Maker:: Nontsikelelo "Lolo" Veleko, born 1977, South Africa Search this

Medium:: Pigment inkjet print on paper

Dimensions:: Sheet: 42 x 29 cm (16 9/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

Type:: Photograph

Geography:: South Africa

Date:: 2006

Topic:: male Search this

Credit Line:: Purchased with funds provided by the Annie Laurie Aitken Endowment

Object number:: 2011-7-1.4

Restrictions & Rights:: (c) 2006 Nontsikelelo Veleko

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Heroes: Principles of African Greatness

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_2011-7-1.4

view Earrings digital asset number 1

Earrings

Medium:: Gold, plastic

Dimensions:: H x W x D (each): 5.1 x 1.3 x 1.7 cm (2 x 1/2 x 11/16 in.)

Type:: Costume Accessory

Date:: Late 20th century

Topic:: Adornment Search this; Female use Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Dr. Marian Ashby Johnson

Object number:: 2012-18-10

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Good as Gold

On View:: NMAfA, South Gallery (1141)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_2012-18-10

view Earrings digital asset number 1

Earrings

Object Name:: “Poisson” (fish)

Maker:: Tukulor artist Search this

Medium:: Gold-plated copper alloy

Dimensions:: A: 3.9 x 3.5 x 2.4 cm (1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 15/16 in.) B: 3.9 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm (1 9/16 x 1 5/16 x 7/8 in.)

Type:: Costume Accessory

Geography:: Senegal

Date:: Late 20th century

Topic:: fish Search this; Adornment Search this; Female use Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Dr. Marian Ashby Johnson

Object number:: 2012-18-101

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Good as Gold

On View:: NMAfA, South Gallery (1141)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_2012-18-101

view Earrings digital asset number 1

Earrings

Object Name:: Moussou Thiam

Maker:: Tukulor artist Search this

Medium:: Gold-plated silver alloy

Dimensions:: H x W x D (each): 5 x 3.4 x 2.1 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 13/16 in.)

Type:: Costume Accessory

Geography:: Senegal

Date:: Late 20th century-early 21st century

Topic:: Adornment Search this; Female use Search this; floral Search this; flower Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Dr. Marian Ashby Johnson

Object number:: 2012-18-103

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:: Good as Gold

On View:: NMAfA, South Gallery (1141)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_2012-18-103

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