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Afrique Orientale Jeunes Filles Kikouyous

African Art Museum

Afrique Orientale Jeunes Filles Kikouyous
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Object Details

Creator

Holy Ghost Fathers
Louys Bauer (Dijon)

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: "Afrique Orientale. Jeunes Filles Kikouyous."
Translated postcard caption reads, "East Africa - Young Kikuyu women."
Printed text on verso reads: "Aidez les Missions des Pères du St - Esprit / Abonnez-vous à leurs 'Annales' - 10 fr. / Père Briault, C. C. 611-49, 30, Rue Lhomond, Paris (5' arr)."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Edition "Spiritus" / Louys Bauer, Imp. Dijon."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref5269

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo723e70594-5846-49a8-9117-2ad70ec158e4

Local Numbers

EEPA KE-20-66

General

Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subject.

Place

Africa
Kenya

Topic

Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Women
Body arts
Jewelry

Provenance

Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000178360; 20090630 EEPA 2009-010

Creator

Holy Ghost Fathers
Louys Bauer (Dijon)

Culture

Kikuyu (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 2009-010-091

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_ref5269
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo723e70594-5846-49a8-9117-2ad70ec158e4
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088109-3

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