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Moyen Congo Jeune fille Bacongo

African Art Museum

Moyen Congo Jeune fille Bacongo
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

Object Details

Creator

France. Ministère de la France d'outre-mer

Collection Citation

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

A stamped postcard depicting the same images of a young Bacongo girl in both the postcard and the stamp. Postmarked "POINTE-NOIRE, A.E.F. 30.NOV.1954." Caption on verso reads, "Moyen-Congo. Jeune fille Bacongo."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2286

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo778ba73c0-ef39-4a48-88eb-023c8214422c

Local Numbers

EEPA CF-20-19

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Exhibitions Note

"The Field's Edge: Agency, Body and African Lens," held by the Contemporary Art Museum at the University of South Florida, 2002-2003.

Place

Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)

Topic

Portrait photography
Hairstyles -- Africa

Creator

France. Ministère de la France d'outre-mer

See more items in

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

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype, b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Date

[ca. 1954]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 2012-001-0007

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.

Bibliography

Carlson, Amanda, ed. "Field's Edge: Agency, Body and African Lens," Florida: Contemporary Art Museum, University of South Florida, 2002.
Web page belonging to the Contemporary Art Museum, University of South Florida (USF), www.usfcam.usf.edu, 2002.

Genre/Form

Postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref2286
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo778ba73c0-ef39-4a48-88eb-023c8214422c
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087863-2

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