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[Mangbetu Woman]

African Art Museum

[Mangbetu Woman]
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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 verso reads: "Photo véritable."
Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Elisabethville, le 15 octobre 1952. Très chers Maman, Antoine et Josée, Nous espérons que tout va toujours bien chez vous depuis la dernière lettre. Je vous remercie pour la jolie carte que vous m'avez envoyée pour mon anniversaire. Nous pensons toujours à vous et nous vous envoyons tous nos bons baisers. Bien le bonjour pour Tante et les enfants." Translated message reads: "Elisabethville, October 15 1952. Dear mother, Antoine and Josée, We hope that all is going well with you since the last letter. I thank you for the beautiful card you sent me for my birthday. We are thinking always of you and we send you all our special kisses. Greetings for aunt and the children."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2949

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7cc49864b-d66d-4aaf-9787-d1c433895f07

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-20-73

General

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

Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Portrait photography
Hairstyles -- Africa
Portrait photography

Culture

Mangbetu (African people)

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

Extent

1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Date

ca. 1952

Container

Volume 3 CG

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1019

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_ref2949
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7cc49864b-d66d-4aaf-9787-d1c433895f07
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087660-6

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