Object Details
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: "Chefs féticheurs dahoméens."
Postmarked postage stamp on recto. Manuscript message and address on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref3974
Local Numbers
EEPA DM-15-14
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Benin
Topic
Leaders
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Shamans
Costume -- 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
See more items in
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
Extent
1 Postcard (halftone., b&w, 9 x14 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 2013-001-0227
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_ref3974
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a9dfa0c7-1ad7-4f41-b2b8-43aa470750f8
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087480-0