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Congo Français No. 2. Le roi n' Cusse des Bavili

African Art Museum

Congo Français No. 2. Le roi n' Cusse des Bavili
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Object Details

Creator

Visser, Robert, 1860-1937

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: "Congo Français. / No. 2. Le roi n' Cusse des Bavili."
Translated caption reads: "French Congo. No. 2. The king 'n' Cusse' of the Vili."
Postmarked postage stamp on recto.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2160

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo785c0b35c-6236-4cc3-af3d-4c3bf9747f49

Local Numbers

EEPA CF-20-90

Place

Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)

Topic

Portrait photography

Provenance

I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.

Creator

Visser, Robert, 1860-1937

Culture

Vili (African people)

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 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 1985-140788

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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref2160
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo785c0b35c-6236-4cc3-af3d-4c3bf9747f49
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087844-5

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