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 caption on verso reads: "30. Mweka (Congo Belge) / Femme et enfant Bakete." Translated postcard caption reads: "Mweka (Belgian Congo) / Bakete woman and child."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Copyright / Photo-Home / Léopoldville / (Fabrication Suisse.)"
Items EEPA CG-20-131 and CG-20-132 are duplicate postcards.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-20-132
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
See Also
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasai-Occidental Province, Mweka (-4.850000, 21.566667)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kasaï-Occidental Province -- Mweka
Topic
Portrait photography
Costume -- Africa
Children
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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. 1930
Container
Volume 3 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1068
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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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087669-2