Object Details
Creator
Capuchins
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 recto reads: "Dansprinses / Petite danseuse."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Dance princess / Little dancer." Publisher's logo on recto and verso: "Nels." Printed text on verso reads: "Postcheck N⁰ 9. / Pater Procurator der Missiën. / Korte Winkelstraat, 1, Antwerpen. / Compte Ch. Post. N⁰ 9. / Père Procureur des Missions / Courte Rue de la Boutique, 1, Anvers. / Help de Missiën! - Aidez les Missions."
Recto image attributed to photographer R. P. Alex (Pères Capuchins), as discussed in Smithsonian Institution exhibition catalog "In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960," by Christraud M. Geary, London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2002, pp. 43-46.
Recto image published on cover of "L'Illustration Congolaise," v. 75, December 1, 1927. Caption for image as published reads: "Une danseuse de la région de Libenge (Ubangui)." Translated caption reads: "Dancer from the Libenge region (Ubangi)."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-08-03
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
See Also
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Équateur Province, Libenge (3.65, 18.63333)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Équateur Province -- Libenge
Topic
Dance
Costume -- Africa
Creator
Capuchins
Nells (Brussels)
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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 2011-001-0718
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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Record ID
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