Object Details
Creator
C.M.S. Bookshop, Lagos
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Postcard image of two women dancing with a young man, in costume, standing on their backs. Printe text on recto reads: "Fetish Dancing - Dahomey." Printed text on verso reads: "Post Card; Correspondence; Address only; Real Photo." Additional printed text on verso reads: "C.M.S. Bookshop, Lagos; 'Negraphes' Copyright Reserved. N 2."
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Local Numbers
EEPA DM-23-04
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Benin
Topic
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Dance
Creator
C.M.S. Bookshop, Lagos
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
Extent
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 8.7 x 13.7 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1910]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA DM 1985-144029
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-1536871081657-1536871087468-3