Object Details
Creator
A. H. Wardle & Co., Ltd. (Nairobi & Mombasa)
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: "Kavirondo District. Ostrich Feather Head-dress."
Additional text on verso reads: "Copyright, A. H. Wardle & Co., LTD., Nairobi and Mombasa. Made in Tunbridge Weils."
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Local Numbers
EEPA KE-20-20
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subject.
See Also
Kenya, Nyanza province, Central & South Nyanza districts: aka Central & South Kavirondo districts (-0.5, 34.5)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Kenya
Equatorial Guinea -- Río Muni Province (Continental Guinea)
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa
Animals in art -- Feathers, furs and skins
Creator
A. H. Wardle & Co., Ltd. (Nairobi & Mombasa)
Culture
Kavirondo (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Extent
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
c. 1920
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 1995-013-121
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.
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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088093-5