Object Details
Photographer
Vincenti, C.
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Text on recto reads: "Massâi. Deutsch-Ost-Africa. No.169, Kunstverlag C. Vincenti, Dar-es-Salaam, D.-O.-Afrika. Ges. geschützt."
Translated postcard caption reads, "German East Africa. Maasai."
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Local Numbers
EEPA KE-20-12
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subject.
Place
Africa
Kenya
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Hairstyles -- Africa
Body arts
Jewelry
Provenance
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; FY 1993 EEPA 1993-020
Photographer
Vincenti, C.
Culture
Maasai (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 8.9 cm.)
Date
c. 1910
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 1993-020-004
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-1536871081657-1536871088091-6