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A Soul of a Chief Ghana

African Art Museum

A Soul of a Chief Ghana
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Object Details

Creator

Matthew Photos

Collection Citation

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

A portrait of a chief, Ghana. Printed caption on verso reads: "A Soul of a Chief." Additional printed text on verso reads: "Matthew Photos."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref4567

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo793abbfc4-251a-49b3-a926-be9412a6d285

Local Numbers

EEPA GH-15-01

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Numbering Peculiarities Note

Verso labelled with former accession number format: 1993-23-14. Additional accession number on verso: EEPA 1985-140308.

Place

Africa
Ghana

Topic

Leaders
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa

Provenance

Philip Ravenhill; donation; FY 1993; EEPA 1993-023

Creator

Matthew Photos

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)

Extent

1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 16.5 x 12 cm.)

Date

[ca. 1940]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GH 1993-023-0014

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.
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EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088037-0

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