Object Details
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
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, "Fetish of Bas-Congo."
Printed text on recto reads: "Congo Fétiche du Bas-Congo." Additional printed text on recto reads: "Nels, Bruxelles, Serie 14 No. 38."
Duplicate recto image on items EEPA CG-03-04, EEPA CG-03-06, and EEPA CG-03-06-09.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-03-06
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Works of art in situ
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., hand colored, 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 2011-001-0593
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture 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
Picture 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-1536871081657-1536871087591-4