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Scrapbook commemorating Nigerian independence compiled by Frances Albrier
- Created by
- Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
- Subject of
- Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
- 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)
- Type
- scrapbooks
- Place depicted
- Nigeria, Africa
- Ghana, Africa
- Senegal, Africa
- Place made
- Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1960
- 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.
- Topic
- African American
- Africa
- International affairs
- Mass media
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
- Object number
- 2010.60.2
- Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Ghana Women Dancing
- Created by
- Biggers, John, American, 1924 - 2001
- 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)
- Type
- oil paintings
- Place made
- Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Ghana, Africa
- Date
- 1968
- Topic
- African American
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Art
- Dance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gerald and Anita Smith
- Object number
- 2012.162.1
- Rights
- © Estate of John Biggers. Permission required for use.
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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
- 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
- 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)
- Type
- carvings
- Date
- 19th century
- Topic
- African American
- Africa
- Art
- Slavery
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.122.1ab
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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String of cowrie shells
- Created by
- Unidentified
- 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)
- Type
- shell money
- Date
- 1800 - 1968
- Topic
- African American
- Africa
- Beauty culture
- Clothing and dress
- Finance
- Slavery
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of William & Mattye Reed
- Object number
- 2014.182.59
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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
- 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
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 3/4 × 2 5/8 × 3/16 in. (12.1 × 6.7 × 0.5 cm)
- Date
- 1950s
- Topic
- African American
- Africa
- Hair
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of William & Mattye Reed
- Object number
- 2014.182.99
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
