Object Details
Creator
Gobel & Compagnie
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Translated postcard caption reads, "Across the Congo...Lenge dancer." Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Un grand bonjour de Léo." Translated message reads, "A great good day from Léo."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Editions Gobel & Compagnie Leopoldville Congo Belge."
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General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Costume -- Africa
Dance
Creator
Gobel & Compagnie
Culture
Chopi (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., col., 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
ca. 1930
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG-08-12
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.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087762-1