Object Details
Creator
Comptoir générale d'éditions (Brussels, Belgium)
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 verso reads: "En Urundi: / Chef indigène en tenue d'apparat."
Translated postcard caption reads: "In Urundi: / Indigenous chief in ceremonial dress."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Comptoir générale d'éditions - Bruxelles."
Manuscript on verso reads: "Leopoldville."
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Local Numbers
EEPA BD-15-03
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Burundi
Topic
Leaders
Costume -- Africa
Provenance
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; 2007/04/24 EEPA 2007-007
Creator
Comptoir générale d'éditions (Brussels, Belgium)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 6: Burundi (BD)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
ca. 1920
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA BD 2007-007-0007
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_ref1888
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087505-3