Object Details
Creator
Tipografia Francescana (Asmara)
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: "Eritrea - In assetto per 'fantasia' (126)."
Printed text on verso reads: "Lo scudo è leggormente convesso e di pelle di bufalo o di ippopotamo, la lancia è lunga quasi 2 metri ed il ferro che vi è posto alla sommità raggiunge la funghezza di 80 centimetri."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Tipografia Francescans - Asmara."
Postmarked postage stamp, manuscript message, and address on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref4118
Local Numbers
EEPA EA-20-48
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Eritrea
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume
Weapons
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
Tipografia Francescana (Asmara)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 17: Eritrea (EA)
Extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
ca. 1923
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 2013-001-0273
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_ref4118
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087974-5