Object Details
Creator
Bienaimé, J.
Holy Ghost Fathers
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: "Missions des P. P. du Saint Esprit - Cameroun / L'eboui, ornement féminin à moult usages."
Translated caption reads: "The éboui, the feminine ornament in many forms."
Printed text on verso reads: "Phototypie J. Bienaimé, Reims." Manuscript message and address on verso, date reads: "4 Juillet 1927." Postmarks on verso. Additional manuscript on verso reads: "114."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CM-05-06
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Cameroon
Topic
Body arts
Costume -- Africa
Provenance
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000178360; 20090630 EEPA 2009-010
Creator
Bienaimé, J.
Holy Ghost Fathers
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 7: Cameroon (CM)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9.5 x 14 cm.)
Date
ca. 1927
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CM 2009-010-010
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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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087515-3