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 caption on verso reads: "Le Congo d'aujourd'hui / Ménage Mangbetu." Translated postcard caption reads: "Congo of today. Mangbetu household."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "44 C; Congo-Thill, Bruxelles / Artcolor." Publisher's logos on verso: "Nels," and "Thill."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-20-141
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Portrait photography
Costume
Creator
Thill, Ernest (Brussels)
Nells (Brussels)
Culture
Costume -- Africa
Mangbetu (African people)
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African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., handcolored, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
ca. 1940
Container
Volume 3 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1075
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-1536871081657-1536871087670-3