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Mombasa Kavirando beauty

African Art Museum

Object Details

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: "11. Kavirondo beauty. Mombasa ......19."
Additional text on verso reads: "Post Card. East Africa and Uganda Protectorates."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref5319

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bddc7856-ff24-484d-b868-86430768be48

Local Numbers

EEPA KE-20-82

General

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

See Also

Kenya, Coast province, Mombasa (-4.05466, 39.66359)
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Place

Africa
Kenya
Kenya -- Coast province -- Mombasa

Topic

Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Women
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Body arts
Jewelry
Beadwork

Culture

Kavirondo (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. 1920

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 2010-001-062

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_ref5319
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bddc7856-ff24-484d-b868-86430768be48
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088117-1

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