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Equateur. Ceinture appelée Libogi, portée par les femmes Bambole, se complète d'une boule en raphia compacte

African Art Museum

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

Translated postcard caption reads, "Equator. Belt called Libogi, worn by Bambole women, made up of a ball of compact rafia."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Collection M. Delhaye. / Déposé - Reproduction interdite." Publisher's logo on verso: "Nels."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2579

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74dc3ac67-2f79-46ad-a76a-aed92a7d8852

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-05-44

General

Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.

Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Body arts
Costume -- Africa
Portrait photography -- Africa
Body marking -- Africa

Creator

Collection M. Delhaye
Nells (Brussels)

Culture

Mongo (African people)

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

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 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 2011-001-0642

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_ref2579
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74dc3ac67-2f79-46ad-a76a-aed92a7d8852
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087599-3

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