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2279 - L'Afrique en couleurs - Congo Belge Femme Mangbetu

African Art Museum

2279 - L'Afrique en couleurs - Congo Belge Femme Mangbetu
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Object Details

Creator

Hoa-Qui (Firm)

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, " Belgian Congo. Mangbetu woman. Africa in color."
Printed text on verso reads: "2279 -- L'Afrique en Couleurs - Congo Belge - Femme Mangbetu." Translated postcard caption reads, "Africa in colors - Belgian Congo. Mangbetu woman."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Editions HOA-QUI - Paris / Photo Veritable."
Publisher's logo on recto: "Hoa-Qui."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2953

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73ad06522-1075-4117-afd0-b809804b651b

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-20-78

General

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

Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Portrait photography
Hairstyles -- Africa

Creator

Hoa-Qui (Firm)

Culture

Mangbetu (African people)

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

Extent

1 Postcard (photograph., handcolored, 14 x 9 cm.)

Date

ca. 1950

Container

Volume 3 CG

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1023

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_ref2953
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73ad06522-1075-4117-afd0-b809804b651b
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087661-3

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