Object Details
Creator
Expédition Maes
Thill, Ernest (Brussels)
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: "La veillée du mort chez le Bateke. / Het doodenbewaken bij de Bateke." Translated postcard caption reads: "Vigil for the dead among the Bateke."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Document Musée Congo. Photo Expédition Maes / Ern. Thill, Bruxelles." Publisher's logo on verso: "Nels."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-23-04
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Households -- Africa
Landscapes -- natural
Provenance
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000178360; 20090630 EEPA 2009-010
Creator
Expédition Maes
Thill, Ernest (Brussels)
Nells (Brussels)
Culture
Teke (African people)
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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 3 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2009-010-0017
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
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087586-3