Object Details
Creator
Photo Paul
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Text on verso reads: "KENYA COLONY, A Luo trumpeter. These trumpeters are from the Jaluo tribe, located south of our mission station. Their weird music is an accompaniment to the heathen dance -a great pastme in Africa. PHOTO PAUL - COPYRIGHT RESERVED. - V. NEUBERT, PRAGUE XVI."
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Local Numbers
EEPA KE-19-01
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subjects.
Place
Africa
Kenya
Topic
Music -- Africa
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Musical instruments
Musicians
Animals in art -- Feathers, furs and skins
Provenance
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
Creator
Photo Paul
Culture
Luo (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 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 1994-006-034
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_ref5158
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088092-1