Object Details
Creator
Pickering & Berthoud Ltd. (Accra)
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Three women using a large mortar and pestles; a young child is also present. Text on frontside reads: "Sekondi. Beating Foo-Foo." and "Pickering & Berthoud. No.8." Text on verso reads: "Post Card. Carte postale. Union postale universelle."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref4559
Local Numbers
EEPA GH-12-01
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Ghana, Western Region, Sekondi (4.935664, -1.714461)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Ghana
Ghana, -- Western Region, -- Sekondi
Topic
Households -- Africa
Domestic scenes
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Textile fabrics
Creator
Pickering & Berthoud Ltd. (Accra)
See more items in
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype, b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1900]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GH 1985-140324
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_ref4559
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7944c1195-ced7-413c-822f-06eaab7e78c0
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088035-6