Object Details
Creator
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Printed text on recto reads: "Two natives of Kamaroon, Congo and Masamba, who are distinguished by their facial and body scars."
Printed text on verso reads: "© 1933 'Darkest Africa' A Century of Progress Chicago."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CM-05-03
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note
Verso labeled with additional accession number: A1994-06-037.
Place
Africa
Cameroon
Topic
Body arts
Scarification (Body marking)
Creator
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 7: Cameroon (CM)
Extent
1 Postcard (halftone, b&w, 8.5 x 14 cm.)
Date
ca. 1933
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CM 1985-143001
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
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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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087507-1