Object Details
Creator
P.A.
A. Bergeret & Cie. (Nancy)
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 recto reads: "Congo Français. Vieux chef fiote à Tuba (Rivière Kouilou)."
Translated caption reads: "French Congo. - Old [native (Vili)] chief at Tuba (Kouilou River)."
Publication caption reads: "27. NGANGA; French Congo (Congo). ca. 1906-1910; Photograph by P.A.. Printed by A. Bergeret & Co., Nancy, France. In front of the nganga is an nkisi with mamoni lines around the eyes."
Postmarked postage stamp on recto.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CF-03-01
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Congo, Republic of the, Kouilou Region, Kouilou river (-4.470833, 11.698889)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Kouilou Region -- Kouilou river
Topic
Animals
Hunting
Provenance
I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.
Creator
P.A.
A. Bergeret & Cie. (Nancy)
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. 1908
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 2012-001-0002
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
A duplicate postcard was published in: MacGaffey, Wyatt. "Astonishment & Power," Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993, p. 49.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087862-3