Object Details
Creator
Headley-Whitney Museum
Dexter Press
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 verso reads: "Benin King on Rhinoceros - gem chloromelanite, gold, and pear shaped rubies."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Headley Jewel Museum, Lexingon, Kentucky; Made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, New York."
Manuscript message, address, and postmarked postage stamp on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref6905
Local Numbers
EEPA NR-03-01
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Benin (Kingdom)
Nigeria
Topic
Works of art in situ
Goldwork
Figurines
Leaders
Rhinoceroses
Provenance
Roy Sieber; Donation; FY 1995; EEPA 1995-034
Creator
Headley-Whitney Museum
Dexter Press
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 34: Nigeria (NR)
Extent
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10 x 15 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1987]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA NR 1995-034-0001
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_ref6905
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088371-3