Object Details
Creator
Raphael Tuck & Sons
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 verso reads: "Kikuyu Women. - The Kikuyu women bear their burdens slung on the back, hanging from a strap across the forehead."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Printed in England; Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd.; Art Publishers To Their Majesties The King & Queen & H.R.H. The Prince of Wales."
Publisher's logo on verso: "The World's Art Service; Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd."
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Local Numbers
EEPA KE-20-146
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Kenya
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Women
Body arts
Jewelry
Transportation -- 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
Raphael Tuck & Sons
Culture
Kikuyu (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
circa 1920
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 2013-001-0302
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-1536871081657-1536871088133-4