Object Details
Creator
Bersia
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 recto reads: "Oubangui. - Petite fille Yakoma portant sa chevelure de cordes. Les cheveux sont liés en petites tresses que l'on prolonge par des cordes de plusieurs mètres. Lorsque la fille sera mariée, le mari se servira des cordes pour confectionner ses filets de pêche. Jusqu'à ce moment la jeune fille portera ostensiblement le fardeau de sa dot." Translated caption reads, " Ubangi. -Small Yakoma girl wearing her hair in ropes. Ropes of several meters. When the girl marries, the husband will use the cords to make a fishing net. Until that moment the young girl will carry ostensibly the burden of her dowry."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "3; Cliché Bersia." Manuscript date and signature on recto. Postmarked postage stamps on recto and verso, date reads: "4 Avril 13."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-20-172
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Portrait photography
Hairstyles -- Africa
Creator
Bersia
Culture
Yakoma (African people)
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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. 1913
Container
Volume 3 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1098
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
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