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Congoleesche haartooi

African Art Museum

Congoleesche haartooi
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Object Details

Creator

Thill, Ernest (Brussels)
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 verso reads: "Missiezusters - Opwijck / Prefectuur van Coquilhatstad (Congo) / Congoleesche haartooi." Translated caption reads: "Congolese hairstyle."
Publisher's logo on verso: "Nels." Additional printed text on verso reads: "Ern. Thill, Bruxelles."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2974

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7de6cb6b2-19db-4ea2-9d8d-3980c44e1d77

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-20-103

General

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

Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Portrait photography
Hairstyles -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Textile fabrics

Creator

Thill, Ernest (Brussels)
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 3 CG

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1044

Type

Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture 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

Picture postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref2974
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7de6cb6b2-19db-4ea2-9d8d-3980c44e1d77
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087665-2

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