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Tananarive joueur de Valiha

African Art Museum

Tananarive joueur de Valiha
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Object Details

Creator

M. V., Photo-Bazar

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 - Valiha Player." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Tananarive, Madagascar, 15 January 1906."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Cliché M. V., Photo-Bazar."
Original hand-written address on verso, "Monsieur et Madame. Béquet Vilrazic Zaputerie Pallage Sr Pierre, Verrailles France S. et. O."
Original hand-written text on recto, "Nanisana near Tananarive. 18/1/06 Goodday Dear Madame and Dear Monsieur Biquet. Well then how are you. What's new? The morale and the physical shape are keeping up. Come on a nice feast. Send me news about you. It would please me so much. Affectionately to you both."
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b45e3ddd-98db-4541-a9dd-bbfdb4e1e990

Local Numbers

EEPA MG-19-04

Local Note

temp 90

Place

Africa
Madagascar

Topic

Music
Men
Musicians

Creator

M. V., Photo-Bazar

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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. 1906

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-0405

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_ref5706
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b45e3ddd-98db-4541-a9dd-bbfdb4e1e990
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088179-2

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