Asmara Festa del Mascal

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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: "Asmara - Festa del Mascal."

Stamp box reads: "Stampata in Italia."

Manuscript message and address on verso; postmarked postage stamp fragment on verso.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7667a307b-c1b1-48ea-b93b-f1b7191ed77f

Local Numbers

EEPA ET-23-29

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa

Ethiopia

Eritrea

Eritrea, -- Asmara region, -- Āsmera (Asmara)

Topic

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa

Costume

Provenance

Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000207633; 20100729 EEPA 2010-025.

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)

Extent

1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Date

circa 1936

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2010-025-0132

Type

Archival materials

Postcards

Picture postcards

Collection Rights

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Genre/Form

Picture postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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