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
Printed caption on recto reads: "Congo / Groupe de musiciens Bakua." Translated postcard caption reads, "Congo. Group of Bakua musicians."
Manuscript on recto, text reads: "Une fanfare au Kasaï." Translated manuscript reads, "A band of the Kasaï." Address and postmarked postage stamps on verso, date reads: "30 DECE 1903."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Nels, Bruxelles Serie 14 No. 66."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-19-05
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Music
Musicians -- Africa
Musical instruments
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
ca. 1903
Container
Volume 2 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0927
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_ref2861
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087645-5