Object Details
Creator
Impriméries Réunies de Nancy
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Translated postcard caption reads, "Belgian Congo. Mayumbe woman. Temvo tattoos."
Manuscript message and address on verso. Postmark on verso, date reads: "14 · VII / 1913 [July 14, 1913]."
Publisher's logo on verso: "Impr. Reunis de Nancy."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-05-50
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Body arts
Portrait photography -- Africa
Body marking -- Africa
Creator
Impriméries Réunies de Nancy
Culture
Yombe (African people)
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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.)
Condition
Top right corner torn.
Date
ca. 1913
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1999-140008
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.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087580-1