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Marakwet dancer

African Art Museum

Marakwet dancer
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

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 Dancer; No. 105."
Printed text on verso reads: "Copyright by Sapra Studio P.O. Box 45882, Nairobi; This is a Real Photograph."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref5428

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f798584e-a1ff-4f04-9b14-838034c613df

Local Numbers

EEPA KE-20-134

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa
Kenya

Topic

Dance
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Works of art in situ

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, 9 x 14 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 2013-001-0301

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_ref5428
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f798584e-a1ff-4f04-9b14-838034c613df
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088133-3

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