Flyer advertising an African Festival featuring Asuo Gyebi and Jbofoj Tegare: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer advertises an African Festival featuring Asuo Gyebi and Jbofoj Tegare. The flyer is white with black text and features a photograph of a man dancing for a crowd. The flyer reads [AFRICAN FESTIVAL / ASUO GYEBI and JBOFOJ TEGARE / Performed by Chief Priest & Priestess / NANA ANUM TOPRA / NANA ANSAU ATEI / SUNDAY / MARCH 19th / featuring ISHANGI FAMILY / AFRICAN DANCE AND CULTURAL EXPERTS / PLACE NATIONAL BLACK THEATER -2:00 PM / 9 EAST 125 ST. AT 5th AVE FREE]. The back of the flyer is blank except for the text written in the bottom left corner that reads [MARCH / 1972].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1972
• Created by: National Black Theatre, American, founded 1968
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Cultural Place: Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: African diaspora
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Dance
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Religion
• Object number: 2015.97.27.301
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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