Object Details
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 recto reads: "Tatouages du Mayumbe." Translated caption reads: "Mayumbe tattoos."
Manuscript on verso reads: "#283." Items EEPA CG-05-36 and EEPA CG-05-37 bear recto image portraits of the same subject.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-05-36
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Body arts
Portrait photography -- Africa
Scarification (Body marking)
Culture
Yombe (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., monochrome, 14 x 9 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 2011-001-0634
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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref2571
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087598-1