Object Details
Photographer
Vitta, J. (Tarkwa, Ghana)
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
A large gathering of people. Text on frontside reads: "The Ashantis on the Palaver ground[,] the worship of Abriwah (fetish), 20th Aug. 1908." Text on verso reads: "Photographed and published by J. Vitta, Tarquah,West Africa." Stamp and two postmarks on verso. Postmarks dated April 6, 1912. Handwritten address and message dated "4/4/12" on verso.
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Local Numbers
EEPA GH-23-03
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note
Verso labelled with former accession number format: A1995-1-49. Additional accession number on verso: EEPA 1985-140318.
Place
Africa
Ghana
Topic
Rites and ceremonies
Cultural landscapes
Provenance
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; FY 1995 EEPA 1995-001
Photographer
Vitta, J. (Tarkwa, Ghana)
Culture
Ashanti (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1912]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GH 1995-001-0049
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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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088037-4