Object Details
Photographer
Leroy, J. V.
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
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 verso reads: "Kivu / N⁰ 14 - Femme Banya-Bongo." Translated postcard caption reads: "Kivu / N⁰ 14 - Banya-Bongo woman."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo J. V. Leroy. Rwankwi-Rutshuru / (Reproduction interdite)." Publisher's logo on verso: "Nels."
Recto image depicts a women carrying an infant on her back with a basket serving as a hood covering the child.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-20-137
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note
Verso labeled with additional accession number: 1985-140693.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Portrait photography
Costume -- Africa
Children
Baskets
Provenance
Postcards International; purchase; FY 1995; EEPA 1995-014
Photographer
Leroy, J. V.
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
ca. 1910
Container
Volume 3 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1995-014-0003
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
Record ID
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