Object Details
Creator
C. B.
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: "15. Djibouti. - Coiffeuses indigènes."
Translated caption reads: "15. Djibouti. - Native hairdressers."
Printed text on verso reads: "Cliché C. B. - Reproduction interdite."
Items EEPA FT-05-02 and FT-05-03 bear variations of the same recto image.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref4489
Local Numbers
EEPA FT-05-03
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Djibouti
Topic
Body arts
Hairstyles -- Africa
Costume
Portrait photography -- Africa
Provenance
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; 2008/06/24 EEPA 2008-022
Creator
C. B.
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 14: Djibouti (FT)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14.5 cm.)
Condition
Discoloration on verso.
Date
ca. 1920
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA FT 2008-0022-0002
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_ref4489
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088540-3