Object Details
Creator
Impriméries Réunies de Nancy
Leray
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Printed caption on recto reads: "89. Congo Français. Bondjo à qui son chef a coupé deux poignets pour avoir volé."
Translated caption reads: "89. French Congo. Bondjo whose chief cut off both his wrists for stealing."
Publisher's logo on recto: "Impr. Réunies de Nancy." Additional printed text on recto reads: "Collection Leray."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CF-20-31
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Topic
Portrait photography
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
Creator
Impriméries Réunies de Nancy
Leray
Culture
Bondjo (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1900]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 1985-140711
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.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087834-5