Object Details
Creator
Blion, L., editor
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Color stamp, green, lower left hand corner of postcard.
Original caption reads, "South Madagascar - Bara Types, Players of the Valiha." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Tananarive, Madagascar, April 1907," "Namur (Station), May," and "Tintigny, May."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "L. Blion, éditeur, Tananarive."
Original hand-written address on verso, "Mr. Stephane Danby a Tintigny, Luxembourg Belge."
Original hand-written text on recto, "Distant Greetings. Tananarive 11 April 1907."
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Local Numbers
EEPA MG-19-03
General
Title source: Archives staff, not provided by photographer.
Caption source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Local Note
temp 89
Place
Africa
Madagascar
Topic
Music
Musicians
Portrait photography -- Africa
Women
Costume -- Africa
Hairstyles -- Africa
Textile fabrics
Creator
Blion, L., editor
Culture
Bara (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
ca. 1907
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-0404
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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Record ID
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