Object Details
Creator
Collection M. Delhaye
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 text on verso reads: "Irumu. Femme dite à plateau. La femme qui subissait cette déformation, pour éviter les marchés d'esclaves, devait aggrandir petit à petit le diamètre du disque ou se résoudre à trancher la lèvre supérieure à fleur de joue." Translated postcard caption reads, "Irumu. Woman so called with disc. The woman who underwent this deformation to avoid the slave markets, had to enlarge little by little the diameter of the disc or bring herself to slice the upper lip at the cheek's edge."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Collection M. Delhaye. / Déposé - Reproduction interdite." Publisher's logo on verso: "Nels."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2470
Local Numbers
EEPA CG-05-74
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
See Also
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Orientale Province, Irumu (1.439272, 29.84406)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Orientale Province -- Irumu
Topic
Body arts
Portrait photography -- Africa
Creator
Collection M. Delhaye
Nells (Brussels)
See more items in
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
ca. 1910
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1999-140013
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_ref2470
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087581-0