Object Details
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Photographed by Edmond Fortier and published by Collection générale Fortier, Dakar.
Original caption reads, "Voyage du Ministre des Colonies à la Côte d'Afrique - Dahomey - Abomey - Groupes de Féticheurs-danseurs." Translated original caption reads, "The Secretary of the Colonies' journey to the Western African Coast - Dahomey - Abomey - A group of medicine-men."
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Local Numbers
Fortier 2653
General
Title source: Translated from postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Place
Africa
Topic
Leaders
Dance
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 49: Fortier postcard collection
Extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1908]
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA F2653
Type
Archival materials
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.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088537-2