Object Details
Creator
Photo-Chante (Addis Ababa)
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Manuscript caption on recto reads: "High + Mighty in regalia. Ethiopia."
Typed caption on verso reads: "'The High and Mighty in gala attire - lion's mane headdresses - gorgeously embroidered robes - spears - knives - shields - the latter really beautiful."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo-Chante; Addis-Abeba / Satrox."
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Local Numbers
EEPA ET-23-02
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Ethiopia
Topic
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Provenance
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-013
Creator
Photo-Chante (Addis Ababa)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Extent
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
circa 1930
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-013-0007
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.
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087980-5