Object Details
Creator
Yad L.A. Meʼir, makhon le-omanut ha-Islam
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Text on recto reads: "Solimann ein verlchnidner űber dek kőnigs von Allgier 60 Weiber beltelt." Additional text on recto reads: "And Matth: Woffgnag del : in Allgeir ...."
Printed text on verso reads: "Suleiman, a eunich in charge of the sixty wives of the king of Algiers. Engraving after a drawing of A. M. Wolfgang (1660-1736), (executed while in captivity in Algiers)." Text also provided in Hebrew.
Additional printed text on verso reads: "[Arabic text] L. A. Mayer Memorial Institute for Islamic Art [Hebrew text] / Made in Israel / 34 / [Hebrew text] © L.A.M.M.A. Jerusalem [Hebrew text]."
Manuscript on verso reads: "30.12.82 / Dear Simon Ottenberg, I had written you some years back how much I enjoyed your book Masked Rituals of Afikpo. Can you now send me a reprint of "West African Masquerades" ETHOS v. 10 and anything else you might have written Yours Henry A." Addressed to: "Prof S Ottenberg / Anthropology / U of Washington / Seattle WA. 98187 / USA."
Stamped text on verso reads: "Dr. H. Abramovitch / 7 Halamed Hey St. / Jerusalem 93661 Israel."
Postmarked stamps on verso. Postmark reads: "[illegible] Jerusalem [illegible] 83."
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Local Numbers
EEPA AE-20-75
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Algeria
Israel
Topic
Portraits
Provenance
Simon Ottenberg; Donation; FY 2000; EEPA 2000-007.
Creator
Yad L.A. Meʼir, makhon le-omanut ha-Islam
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 2: Algeria (AE)
Extent
1 Postcard (halftone., b&w, 15 x 10.75 cm.)
Date
ca. 1982
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 2000-007-1078
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture 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
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref1231
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087361-4