Object Details
Creator
Toubon, Suzanne
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 several assen, displayed in front of a building. Printed text on verso reads: "12 - Abomey; Objets du culte des ancêstres." Tranlated caption reads: "Religious Objects of the Ancestors."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Edition Suzanne Toubon - Marseille / Tous droits de reproduction réservés."
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Local Numbers
EEPA DM-03-03
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note
Verso labeled with additional accession number: A1992-02-005.
Place
Africa
Benin
Topic
Works of art in situ
Asen
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Vernacular architecture -- Africa
Creator
Toubon, Suzanne
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 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 1985-144041
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
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087470-0