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Mission de Kangu Un papayer Kongo (Mayombe)

African Art Museum

Mission de Kangu Un papayer Kongo (Mayombe)
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Object Details

Creator

Kangu Mission
Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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, "A papaya tree - Congo (Mayombe)."
Printed text on verso reads: "Missie van Kangu / Mission de Kangu / Een papaaiboom. / Un papayer / Kongo (Mayumbe). / Scheut / Eigendom van Propriété de Scheut / (Kongo)."
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70758a75f-24b0-4eca-9f38-01b5db8cf068

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-01-03

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

See Also

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bas-Congo Province, Kangu (-5.265324, 12.950134)
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Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Bas-Congo Province -- Kangu

Topic

Agriculture

Creator

Kangu Mission
Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Culture

Yombe (African people)

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

Extent

1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Date

ca. 1915

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0574

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-1536871081657-1536871087588-3

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