Object Details
Creator
Sapra Studio (Nairobi)
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Printed caption on recto reads: "Marakwet Dancers; No. 108."
Printed text on verso reads: "Copyright by Sapra Studio P.O. Box 45882, Nairobi; This is a Real Photograph."
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Local Numbers
EEPA KE-08-23
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Kenya
Topic
Rites and ceremonies
Dance
Music -- Africa
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Provenance
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001
Creator
Sapra Studio (Nairobi)
Culture
Marakwet (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
circa 1950
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 2013-001-0296
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_ref5425
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088133-0