Object Details
Creator
C. D. Patel & Sons ( Photographers, 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: "No.228. Masai Dance."
Additional text on verso reads: "This is a Real Photograph. C. D. Patel & Sons, Photographers, P.O. Box 123 Mombasa."
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Local Numbers
EEPA KE-08-07
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subjects.
Place
Africa
Kenya
Topic
Dance
Costume -- Africa
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa
Animals in art -- Feathers, furs and skins
Provenance
Postcards International; purchase; FY 1996; EEPA 1996-005
Creator
C. D. Patel & Sons ( Photographers, Mombasa)
Culture
Maasai (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. 1918
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 1996-005-140
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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref5249
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088106-3