Object Details
Creator
Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
Brochard, M.
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: "Cameroun Français - Mission des Prêtres de Sacré Cœur de Saint-Quentin / 3. Un grand Chef avec deux 'djou-djou,' policiers masqués."
Translated caption reads: "French Cameroon / Missions of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Saint Quentin / 3. A great Chief with two 'JuJu' masked police."
Printed text on verso reads: "Procure de la Mission: / 214, Rue Lafayette - Paris (Xe) / Cliché M. Brochard, 81, quai Fosse, Nantes."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CM-17-10
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Cameroon
Topic
Leaders
Portrait photography -- Africa
Masks
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Witchcraft
Provenance
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; 2007/10/26 EEPA 2008-001
Creator
Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
Brochard, M.
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 7: Cameroon (CM)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 13.7 cm.)
Date
ca. 1920
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CM 2008-001-0002
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-1536871081657-1536871087514-1