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Maker:

Yoruba artist  Search this

Medium:

Ceramic

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 76.5 x 29.7 x 24.5 cm (30 1/8 x 11 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

Type:

Figure

Geography:

Nigeria

Date:

Date unknown

Topic:

Leadership  Search this

Status  Search this

Shrine/Altar  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company

Object number:

2005-6-73

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys756a6e1aa-5d30-4dac-9ee1-0c596579618c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-73

Maker:

Yoruba artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, indigo, glass beads

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 41.4 x 9 x 11.9 cm (16 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 4 11/16 in.)

Type:

Sculpture

Geography:

Nigeria

Date:

Late 19th-early 20th century

Topic:

mother and child  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program

Object number:

88-1-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys75f4353ef-5b2e-4214-b913-b8c337bb48a6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_88-1-1

Maker:

Bruce Onobrakpeya, born 1932, Nigeria  Search this

Medium:

Deep etching on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 39 x 52.3 cm (15 3/8 x 20 9/16 in.)

Type:

Print

Geography:

Nigeria

Date:

1980

Topic:

Human  Search this

snake  Search this

musical instrument  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Warren M. Robbins

Object number:

91-11-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© 1980 Bruce Onobrakpeya

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7f9fc3e1a-a23b-4194-908a-edc8855c81c9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_91-11-1

Maker:

Bamgboshe of Osi-Ilorin, died ca. 1920  Search this

Yoruba artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, pigment

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 97 x 27.2 x 13 cm (38 3/16 x 10 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.)

Type:

Mask

Geography:

Ekiti region, Nigeria

Date:

Early 20th century

Topic:

Commemorative  Search this

Ancestral  Search this

male  Search this

female  Search this

shell  Search this

Credit Line:

Museum purchase

Object number:

94-12-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys72ccf2f07-6e22-4a94-b7a1-ff519384aa16

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_94-12-1

Maker:

?l?´w?` of Ise, born ca. 1875–1938, Nigeria  Search this

Yoruba artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, pigment

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 63.7 x 33.8 x 39 cm (25 1/16 x 13 5/16 x 15 3/8 in.)

Type:

Sculpture

Geography:

Nigeria

Date:

ca. 1925

Topic:

Status  Search this

Shrine/Altar  Search this

Male use  Search this

male  Search this

female  Search this

Credit Line:

Bequest of William A. McCarty-Cooper

Object number:

95-10-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7481d4430-518d-4405-ba87-affb6aa17182

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_95-10-1

Maker:

Twins Seven-Seven, 1944-2011, born Nigeria  Search this

Medium:

Oil, pastel, and ink on wood

Dimensions:

H x W x D (framed): 67.6 × 128.6 × 3.2 cm (26 5/8 × 50 5/8 × 1 1/4 in.)

Type:

Painting

Geography:

Nigeria

Date:

ca. 1960

Topic:

fish  Search this

boat  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Merton Simpson

Object number:

97-6-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7f2651972-63c7-4382-82ba-6c9201de9bd6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_97-6-1

Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Kinnoudo, Martin  Search this

Extent:

1425 Slides (photographs) (color, 35mm)

20 Notebooks (2 Boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Notebooks

Newspaper clippings

Place:

Nigeria

Benin

Senegal

Côte d'Ivoire

Ife (Nigeria)

Date:

1970s - 1990s

Content Description:

Collection contains 35mm slides from the Republic of Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal as well as 20 original field notebooks from Nigeria and various miscellaneous documents, newspaper articles, and photographs from Nigeria.

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. Copyright held by John and Margaret Drewal. To publish images from this collection, permission must be given by Henry and Margaret Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Anthropologists  Search this

Art -- History  Search this

Art -- African  Search this

Festivals  Search this

Yoruba (African people) -- Nigeria -- Music.  Search this

Gelede (Yoruba rite)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Notebooks

Newspaper clippings

Identifier:

EEPA.2011-012

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7403f23e1-8267-4f6c-a207-5d632092696b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-2011-012

Author:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Bouttiaux, Anne-Marie  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Type:

Articles

Place:

Nigeria, Western

Nigeria, Eastern

Date:

2014

Topic:

Food  Search this

Food--Religiouis aspects  Search this

Food habits  Search this

Orishas  Search this

Agere Ifa  Search this

Oshe Shango  Search this

Kola nuts--Religious aspects  Search this

Call number:

GN645 .A78 2014

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1049276

Author:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Pemberton, John 1928-  Search this

Abiodun, Rowland  Search this

Wardwell, Allen  Search this

Physical description:

256 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Nigeria

Date:

1989

C1989

Topic:

Art, Yoruba  Search this

Art and religion  Search this

Religion  Search this

Call number:

N7399.N52 Y68 1989X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_384811

Container:

Box 1 of 2

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Rights:

Restricted for 15 years; until Jan-01-2026. Records may contain personally identifiable information (PII) that is permanently restricted. Transferring office; 10/22/2003 memorandum, Johnstone to Laffoon; Contact reference staff for details.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 16-331, National Museum of African Art, Office of the Director, Correspondence

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Correspondence

Correspondence / Box 1

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-fa16-331-refidd1e709

Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Artist:

Bag Factory (South Africa)  Search this

FUBA (Federated Union of Black Artists)  Search this

Extent:

1442 Slides (photographs) (color, 35mm)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Place:

Morocco

South Africa

Date:

1997

Scope and Contents:

Series 1 is comprised of photos taken by Dr. Henry Drewal while traveling in Morocco from May 29, 1997 to June 21, 1997. The series includes images taken in Casablanca, Rabat, Salé, Fès al Bali, Meknès, Sijilmassa, Rissani, Marrakech, and Essaouira. Subjects include architecture, market scenes, craftsmen and artisans at work, musicians, landscapes and city views, ancient sites and museums.

Series 2 is comprised of photographs taken by Dr. Henry Drewal while traveling in South Africa from March 8, 1997 to March 30, 1997. The series includes images taken in Cape Town, Durban, Injasuti, Johannesburg, Lindelani, and Pietermaritzburg. Subjects include political rallies, religious festivals, artists and artist studios, universities, galleries and museums, public murals and sculptures, architecture, rock art sites, and portraits.

Series 3 includes images of art objects belonging to the Drewal-Kahn private collection and paintings by Trevor Makhoba.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in three series: Morroco, South Africa, and Art Objects.

Biographical / Historical:

Art historian Henry John Drewal received his BA from Hamilton College and two Masters' degrees and a PhD from Columbia University (1973). In between college and graduate school, Drewal served in the Peace Corps, where he taught French and English, organized arts camps in Nigeria, and apprenticed himself to a Yoruba sculptor.

He taught at Cleveland State University (Chair of the Art Department), and was a Visiting Professor at UC-Santa Barbara and SUNY-Purchase. Since 1991 he has been the Evjue-Bascom Professor of Art History and Afro-American Studies at UW-Madison. He has published several books, edited volumes, exhibition catalogues, and many articles and produced a number of films documenting African and African Diaspora arts, and lectured widely on these topics. He has received several NEH and NEA grants, three Fulbright Research Awards (Brazil, Benin, Morocco), a Metropolitan Museum of Art Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Related Materials:

Additional photographs by Henry John Drewal held at the EEPA are located within the collection: Henry John and Margaret Drewal Photographs, EEPA 1992-028.

In addition, there are video productions by Henry John Drewal available in the Warren M. Robbins Library, National Museum of African Art. These include: "Efe/Gelede Ceremonies among the Western Yoruba" and "Yoruba Performance".

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. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Citation:

Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2010-010

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Henry John Drewal Collection

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79718163a-13ad-4cea-8005-607da28ca152

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-2010-010

Item Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

May 29, 1997 - June 21, 1997

Scope and Contents:

This series was created by Dr. Henry Drewal while traveling in Morocco from May 29, 1997 to June 21, 1997. The series includes images taken in Casablanca, Rabat, Salé, Fès al Bali, Meknès, Sijilmassa, Rissani, Marrakech, and Essaouira. Subjects include architecture, market scenes, craftsmen and artisans at work, musicians, landscapes and city views, ancient sites and museums.

Item Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Item Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Item Citation:

Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2010-010, Series 1

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Henry John Drewal Collection

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ba41cf13-86b2-430d-b7da-6edea8631593

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref1

Item Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Item Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Item Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Item Citation:

Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Henry John Drewal Collection

Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 1: Morocco

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d4aedbd9-9f7b-4c4e-b786-2c09ca53f9a0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref10

Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Item Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Morocco

Date:

1997

Item Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Item Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Works of art in situ  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Item Citation:

Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0080

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Henry John Drewal Collection

Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 1: Morocco / Salé

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ef8f1a2f-3ba0-4cc4-a371-c2a85189b564

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref100

Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Item Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

South Africa

Scope and Contents:

Northwest of Durban.

Item Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Item Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Landscapes -- natural  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Item Citation:

Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0980

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Henry John Drewal Collection

Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 2: South Africa / Injasuti

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo776a30ab0-bf45-4b0b-b4df-bcf7f65da116

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref1000

Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Item Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

South Africa

Item Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Item Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Museums  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Item Citation:

Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0981

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Henry John Drewal Collection

Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 2: South Africa / Johannesburg

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo742714dc5-fd3b-4fa8-aefa-d4ad2b1c5cf4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref1001

Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Item Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

South Africa

Item Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Item Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Museums  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Item Citation:

Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0982

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Henry John Drewal Collection

Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 2: South Africa / Johannesburg

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7974a6ea5-1105-4e33-8075-f3a70d94053b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref1002

Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Item Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

South Africa

Item Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Item Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Museums  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Item Citation:

Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0983

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Henry John Drewal Collection

Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 2: South Africa / Johannesburg

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78819abfc-5968-4e88-b02f-20ad888c71b1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref1003

Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Item Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

South Africa

Item Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Item Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Museums  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Item Citation:

Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0984

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Henry John Drewal Collection

Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 2: South Africa / Johannesburg

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78f5e85a0-2a11-4858-ab1d-85888b032d4b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref1004

Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Item Photographer:

Drewal, Henry John  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

South Africa

Item Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Item Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Museums  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Item Citation:

Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0985

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Henry John Drewal Collection

Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 2: South Africa / Johannesburg

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74bce7e94-3b61-40fa-b24a-42f9a2406709

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref1005