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: "Colonies Françaises; Haute Guinée / Diakolidougou près Beyla. La tête de Diali Amara, Griot et Conseiller de Samory, qui organisa et ordonna le massacre de la mission Braulot (Août 1897)."
Translated caption reads: "French Colonies; Upper Guinea / Diakolidougou near Beyla. The head of Diali Amara, Griot and Counsellor to Samory [Touré], who organized and ordered the massacre of the Braulot mission (August 1897)."
Manuscript message and postmarked postage stamp on recto; postmarks and manuscript address on verso.
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Local Numbers
EEPA GV-46-01
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Guinea, Nzérékoré region, Diakolidougou (8.7, -8.65)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Guinea
Guinea, -- Nzérékoré region, -- Diakolidougou
Topic
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Cultural landscapes
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 21: Guinea (GV)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
circa 1904
Container
Volume 2 GV
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GV 2012-001-0775
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_ref4864
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088063-5