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Scrapbook commemorating Nigerian independence compiled by Frances Albrier
- Caption
- This scrapbook was compiled in 1960 by Frances Albrier after returning from a trip to Africa to document the celebrations surrounding Nigerian independence. The scrapbook contains newspaper and magazine clippings as well as photographs and ephemera from her time in Senegal, Ghana, and Nigeria. Albrier attended the festivities as a representative of the California Voice, an African American newspaper based in Oakland, California.
- Created by
- Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
- Subject of
- Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
- Date
- 1960
- Topic
- African American
- Africa
- International affairs
- Mass media
- Travel
- Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
- Medium
- Album: cardboard, paper, string, pressure-sensitive tape; Clippings: ink on paper; Photographs: silver or dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 14 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 1 in. (36.8 x 31.8 x 2.5 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- scrapbooks
- Object number
- 2010.60.2
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Nigeria, Africa
- Ghana, Africa
- Senegal, Africa
- Place made
- Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
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Ghana Women Dancing
- Created by
- Biggers, John, American, 1924 - 2001
- Date
- 1968
- Topic
- African American
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Art
- Dance
- Women
- Rights
- © Estate of John Biggers. Permission required for use.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gerald and Anita Smith
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Frame: 43 1/4 x 37 3/16 x 2 in. (109.9 x 94.5 x 5.1 cm)
- H x W (Canvas): 36 1/4 x 30 1/8 in. (92.1 x 76.5 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Type
- oil paintings
- Object number
- 2012.162.1
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place made
- Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Ghana, Africa
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String of cowrie shells
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1800 - 1968
- Topic
- African American
- Africa
- Beauty culture
- Clothing and dress
- Finance
- Slavery
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of William & Mattye Reed
- Medium
- shell , string (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1/2 × 1 × 34 1/2 in. (1.3 × 2.5 × 87.6 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- William & Mattye Reed Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Adornment
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
- Type
- shell money
- Object number
- 2014.182.59
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Wood hair comb from Ghana
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reed, Mattye Marie, American, 1918 - 2003
- Dr. Reed, William E., American, 1914 - 2006
- Date
- 1950s
- Topic
- African American
- Africa
- Hair
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of William & Mattye Reed
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 3/4 × 2 5/8 × 3/16 in. (12.1 × 6.7 × 0.5 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Personal use
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
- Object number
- 2014.182.99
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Woodcarving of a slave trader with enslaved female
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 19th century
- Topic
- African American
- Africa
- Art
- Slavery
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- wood, glass, thread, cloth, paint, wool (hair), and bast fiber
- Dimensions
- Woodcarving: 24 × 18 9/16 × 8 1/2 in. (61 × 47.2 × 21.6 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- carvings
- Object number
- 2014.122.1ab
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
