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12 - Abomey Objets du culte des ancêstres

African Art Museum

12 - Abomey Objets du culte des ancêstres
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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."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref3915

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c27d9cfd-c04b-48fa-b0d1-570018a4bff4

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.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087470-0

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