Object Details
Creator
Maison Pierre Ghigiasso (Tamatave)
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Original caption reads, "Tananarive - Hova Dances." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Tamatave, Madagascar, 19 February 1911."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Edition de la Maison P. Ghigiasso, librairie, articles de ménage, Tamatave."
Original hand-written address on verso, "Mademoiselle M.j. Lecillis, 8 Avenue de Bagatelle, Caen, France."
Original hand-written text on recto, "Friendship again."
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Local Numbers
EEPA MG-08-02
Local Note
temp 100
See Also
Madagascar, Antananarivo province, Antananarivo (Tananarive) (-18.91368, 47.53613)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Madagascar
Madagascar, -- Antananarivo province, -- Antananarivo (Tananarive)
Topic
Dance
Costume -- Africa
Men
Creator
Maison Pierre Ghigiasso (Tamatave)
Culture
Merina (Malagasy people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
ca. 1911
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-0346
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_ref5647
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088169-0