Object Details
Photographer
Etienne Thai Wan Chanh(g)
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: "Colonie Français; Cote D'Ivoire / Féticheurs de guerre - Akonés."
Translated postcard caption reads: "French Colony; Côte D'Ivoire / War Shamans[:Masked dancers] - Akonés."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Col. E.T.W.C."
Manuscript message and address on verso, date reads: "14-8-1911." Postmarked postage stamps on recto, postmark on verso.
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Local Numbers
EEPA IV-17-02
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Topic
Masquerades
Rites and ceremonies
Masks
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
Photographer
Etienne Thai Wan Chanh(g)
Culture
Baule (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 13: Cote d'Ivoire (IV)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1911]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA IV 1985-145042
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
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
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087870-5