Mombasa Masai Women selling milk in Nairobi Bazaar

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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: "23. Masai Women selling milk in Nairobi Bazaar. Mombasa ......19."

Additional text on verso reads: "Post Card. East Africa and Uganda Protectorates."

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75428bc66-c225-4f02-8e52-caf8f339191f

Local Numbers

EEPA KE-20-115

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Image indexed by catalogue number or subjects.

Place

Africa

Kenya

Kenya, -- Nairobi

Topic

Portrait photography -- Africa

Costume -- Africa

Clothing and dress -- Africa

Body arts

Jewelry

Marketplaces

Culture

Maasai (African people)

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Date

c. 1900

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 2010-001-095

Type

Archival materials

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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