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A horseman in lion-mane cape pounds after a foe in the traditional warrior's game of guks

African Art Museum

A horseman in lion-mane cape pounds after a foe in the traditional warrior's game of guks
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

Object Details

Creator

Blair, James P. (photographer)
Ethiopian Tourism Commission (Addis Ababa)

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 verso reads: "115. A horseman in lion-mane cape pounds after a foe in the traditional warrior's game of guks."
Series title on verso reads: "13 Months of Sunshine."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo: James P. Blair. © National Geogrraphic Society / Produced by Ethiopian Tourist Organization, P.O. Box 2183, Addis Ababa."
Items EEPA ET-21-01 and EEPA ET-21-02 are duplicate postcards excepting slight verso variation.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73c5b53d1-e1bf-457a-b40c-76bd0ad2d27c

Local Numbers

EEPA ET-21-02

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa
Ethiopia

Topic

Recreation
Animals -- Africa
Horses
Costume

Provenance

Mara Melandry; donation; FY 2006; EEPA 2006-002.

Creator

Blair, James P. (photographer)
Ethiopian Tourism Commission (Addis Ababa)

Culture

Afar (African people)

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)

Extent

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 14.5 cm.)

Date

circa 1970

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2006-002-0015

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_ref4181
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73c5b53d1-e1bf-457a-b40c-76bd0ad2d27c
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087984-3

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