Object Details
Creator
Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
Dillen et Cie. (Paris)
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: "Métier à tisser des petits Bamouns."
Translated caption reads: "Loom of small Bamuns."
Printed text on verso reads: "Cameroun Français / Missions des Prêtres du Sacré-Cœur de Saint-Quentin / Procure de la Mission: / 214, Rue Lafayette - Paris (Xe)." Additional printed text on verso reads: "Dillen et Cie, Heliograv. 23, rue Oudinot - Paris." Manuscript on verso reads: "79."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CM-04-04
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Cameroon
Topic
Artists -- Africa
Weaving
Provenance
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000207633; 20100729 EEPA 2010-025.
Creator
Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
Dillen et Cie. (Paris)
Culture
Bamun (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 7: Cameroon (CM)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 13.5 x 9 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 2010-025-0019
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-1536871081657-1536871087519-5