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. No. 17. Le grand Fetish Mabialla Mandembe."
Translated caption reads: "Congo. No 17. The great Mabialla Mandembe Fetish."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Photographie R. Visser, Déposé."
Items EEPA CF-03-02 and EEPA CF-03-03 are duplicate postcards excepting caption format variation.
Publication caption reads: "11. Nikisi Mabyaala Ma Ndembe; Loango, French Congo, 1882-94. postcard; Photograph by Robert Visser. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CF-03-03
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Topic
Works of art in situ
Rites and ceremonies
Creator
Visser, Robert, 1860-1937
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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. 1890
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 2008-019-0001
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.
Bibliography
MacGaffey, Wyatt. "Astonishment & Power," Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993, p. 32.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087861-4