Object Details
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 asen displayed between a row of huts. Text on front reads: "Dahomey Marché d'Abomey. Section de la Ferraille Fétiche." Translated caption reads: [Dahomey Abomey Market. Section For Iron Fetishes."
Printed text on verso includes publishers logo: "Collection ["FS" or "SF"]." and series number: "6251."
Items EEPA DM-03-07 and EEPA DM-03-08 bear same image on recto.
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Local Numbers
EEPA DM-03-08
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Benin
Topic
Works of art in situ
Asen
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Marketplaces
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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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. 1920]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA DM 1985-144053
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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref3927
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087472-0