Object Details
Creator
Messageries Maritimes
Lévis, Maurice
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: "214. Coiffure de Guerre d'un Chef Kavirondo. "Cliché pris par Mr. Maurice Lévis" "Propriété des Messageries Maritimes."
Translated postcard caption reads, "215. War Headdress of a Kavirondo Chief."
Additional text on verso reads: "Messageries Maritimes."
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Local Numbers
EEPA KE-15-03
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subject.
Local Note
Handwritten text on verso reads, "I.U" [Indiana University?]
Place
Africa
Kenya
Topic
Leaders
Costume -- Africa
Portrait photography -- Africa
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Jewelry
Provenance
I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.
Creator
Messageries Maritimes
Lévis, Maurice
Culture
Kavirondo (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. 1910
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 2010-001-096
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.
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088121-3