Object Details
Creator
Collection S.
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, "Madagascar - Modern Malagasy Woman in Her House." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Manjakandriana, Madagascar, 1 June 1906," and "Tamatave, Madagascar, 3 June 1906."
Original hand-written address on verso, "Mademoiselle Madeline Chez Mr. Jaul Cortina, 27 Rue Malar Paris."
Original hand-written text on verso, "I am nominated independent since April 15 - thousand kinds to all."
Additional printed text on recto read: "Collection S., Depose."
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Local Numbers
EEPA MG-04-09
Local Note
temp 136
Place
Africa
Madagascar
Occupation
Artists
Topic
Sewing
Women
Creator
Collection S.
Culture
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. 1906
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-1627
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.
Bibliography
Kreamer, Christine Mullen and Sarah Fee, eds. Objects as Envoys: Cloth, Imagery, and Diplomacy in Madagascar. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. 2002. p. 100, figure 56.
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
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088186-5