Object Details
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: "Guinée Française - Idole femelle des Bagasforés."
Translated caption reads: "French Guinea - Female idol of the Bagas-Forés."
Manuscript message and address on verso; postmarked postage stamp on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref4818
Local Numbers
EEPA GV-17-02
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Guinea
Topic
Masquerades
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase
Culture
Baga (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 21: Guinea (GV)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
circa 1907
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GV 2012-001-0729
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_ref4818
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088056-4