Congo Belge Le chef Kinzamba, de la tribe des Baholo et sa femme

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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: "Congo Belge; Le chef Kinzamba, de la tribe des Baholo et sa femme. Celleci a les cheveux agglomérés en grosses mèches au moyen d'un enduit à base d'huile et de terre. Venus de l'Angola, les Baholo se sont établis a une époque assez récente dans le Sud du Kwango."

Translated caption reads: "Belgian Congo; Chief Kinzamba, head of the Baholo tribe and his wife. Here the hair is clumped into large bits with a base coat of oil and dirt. From Angola, the Baholo settled a fairly recent times in South Kwango."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo Véritable." Item number on verso: "1052."

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76c9bd1fc-de93-4a66-9d58-ace4fc0b0d8c

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-15-63

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Leaders

Portrait photography -- Africa

Households -- Africa

Hairstyles -- Africa

Provenance

Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001

Culture

Holo (African people)

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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 2 CG

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2013-001-0048

Type

Archival materials

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.

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Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76c9bd1fc-de93-4a66-9d58-ace4fc0b0d8c

EEPA.1985-014

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087759-0

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