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Ouidah (Dahomey) Le Temple du Serpent

African Art Museum

Ouidah (Dahomey) Le Temple du Serpent
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Object Details

Creator

Society of African Missions
Lorraine (Nancy)

Collection Citation

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Printed caption on recto reads: "Ouidah (Dahomey) - Le Temple du Serpent."
Translated caption reads: "Ouiday (Dahomey) -The Serpent Temple."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Société Des Missions Africaines - 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon."
Printed text on verso reads: "Procure des Missions Africains; 11, rue Crillon; Paris - IV; Ch. Post. 1816-60; Pour l'Amour du Christ et des Ames; Aider le Missionaires dans leurs Œuvres d'Apostolat...; C'est être Missionaire soi-même! Celui qui aide l'Apôtre; Reçoit la récompense de l'Apôtre!"
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Hélio-Lorraine - Nancy."
Postmarked postage stamp and manuscript address on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref3973

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70eb3ac28-8d36-4702-958f-9d17ae70c79e

Local Numbers

EEPA DM-22-02

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa
Benin

Topic

Religious buildings
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Vernacular architecture -- Africa

Provenance

Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001

Creator

Society of African Missions
Lorraine (Nancy)

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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

circa 1948

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA DM 2013-001-0226

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_ref3973
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70eb3ac28-8d36-4702-958f-9d17ae70c79e
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087479-4

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