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Man digging clay pit, near Ilorin

1988

Nigeria

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Clay pits just outside the city of Ilorin, and close to Ebu Dada, the biggest pottery production center.

Collection
Ann O'Hear Collection
Archival grouping
Ann O'Hear Collection / Series 2: Pottery Technology in Ilorin
Catalog date
1988
Recorded places
Nigeria
Cataloged creator or photographer
O'Hear, Ann
Recorded subjects
Pottery
Format and extent
1 Slides (photographs) (color, 35mm)
About this record

This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.2016-004, Item EEPA 2016-004-0036

Collection: Ann O'Hear Collection

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