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Lulua women making pots, Bena Lulua village, near Kananga, formerly Luluabourg, Zaïre

African Art Museum

Lulua women making pots, Bena Lulua village, near Kananga, formerly Luluabourg, Zaïre
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Object Details

Creator

Elisofon, Eliot

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 verso reads: "Lulua women making pots, Bena / Lulua village, near Kananga, formerly Luluabourg, Zaïre. / Photograph by Eliot Elisofon, 1970. / National Museum of African Art / ©1993 Smithsonian Institution / 1899814."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2459

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76c99dd62-e36d-4067-85e9-b49d389555eb

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-04-06

General

Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.

Numbering Peculiarities Note

Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1996-13-025.

Original Version Note

Recto image originates from Eliot Elisofon Field photographs collection, slide no. H 3 LLU 4.1 EE 70, accessioned no. EEPA EECL 7340.

Copy and Version Identification Note

Items EEPA CG-04-05 and CG-04-06 are duplicate postcards.

See Also

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasaï-Occidental Province, Kananga, (Luluabourg) (-5.90497, 22.315979)
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Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kasaï-Occidental Province -- Kananga -- (Luluabourg)

Occupation

Artists

Topic

Pottery

Creator

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Lulua (African people)

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)

Extent

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 14 x 9 cm.)

Date

ca. 1993

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1996-013-0025

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_ref2459
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087579-1

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