Object Details
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Handwritten caption on recto reads: "Massai Women - German E. A.."
Additional text on verso reads: "Union postale universelle. Transvaal."
Ms. on recto and verso. Postmarks on verso
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref5208
Local Numbers
EEPA KE-20-01
EEPA KE 1995-23-26
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number and subjects.
Place
Africa
Kenya
Tanzania
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Women
Body arts
Jewelry
Provenance
source location: United Kingdom; purchased by Christraud Geary FY 1995; EEPA 1995-023
Culture
Maasai (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 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 2010-001-051
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.
Bibliography
Carlson, Amanda, ed. "Field's Edge: Agency, Body and African Lens," Florida: Contemporary Art Museum, University of South Florida, 2002.
Genre/Form
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref5208
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088100-0