Object Details
Creator
Geiser, Jean
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Printed text on recto reads: "308 Bédouine tunisienne." Translated caption reads: [Tunisian Bedouin.] Young woman with thick braids, tattoos on her chin and right cheek. Necklaces with pendants in the shape of the ''hand of Fatma''. Sash around her head, fasteners holding her dress to her coat.
Additional printed text on recto reads: "J. Geiser, Phot. - Alger."
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Local Numbers
EEPA AE-20-67
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Algeria
Topic
Portraits
Provenance
IU: Iowa University; Iowa City, Iowa; Donation; 1995.
Creator
Geiser, Jean
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 2: Algeria (AE)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1905]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 1995-0020-67
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Collection Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087357-1