Object Details
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: "La Vie à Madagascar. - Hovas jouant de la 'Valiha'."
Translated caption reads: "Life in Madagascar. - Hova [(Merina)] playing the 'Valiha'."
Stamp box on verso reads: "Chocolat Louit."
Items EEPA MG-19-05 and EEPA MG-19-13 bear duplicate recto images.
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Local Numbers
EEPA MG-19-13
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Madagascar
Topic
Music
Costume -- Africa
Musicians
Portrait photography -- Africa
Provenance
Ciro Tadeo; donation; FY 2010; EEPA 2010-006
Culture
Merina (Malagasy people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
circa 1910
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2010-006-0002
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_ref5585
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088158-2