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 recto reads: "Jeune Fille Haoussa." Translated postcard caption reads: "Young Hausa girl."
Manuscript message on verso, message reads: "Cette femme sauvage n'est-elle pas mieux que ta vieille civilisée de Pornichet et ne ferait-elle pas une pécheresse plus agréable que ta pêcheuse? Cordial souvenir à tous trois." Translated message reads: "Isn't this young primitive girl better than your old civilized woman from Pornichet? And wouldn't she make a more agreable sinner than your fisherwoman? Warm greetings to all three of you." Date reads: "22.10.10."
Items EEPA CG-20-176 EEPA CG-20-177 and EEPA CG-20-178 bear duplicate recto images.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-20-177
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Portrait photography
Body arts
Provenance
I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.
Culture
Hausa (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (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 2011-001-1100
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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Record ID
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