Object Details
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Postcard image of a man wearing traditional attire. Text on verso reads: "One of the members of the Royal Dancers of the Kingdom of Burundi (Watutsi) entertainers at the Africa Pavilion. Lion mane headdress and leopard skin are traditional with these formerly fierce, towering hunters." and "(20) Prepared exclusively for AFRICA pavilion, New York World's Fair."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref731
General
Image indexed by negative number.
Place
Africa
Burundi
Topic
Weapons
Tutsi (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 6: Burundi (BD)
Extent
1 Postcard (col., 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
[19--]
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Type
Archival materials
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
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref731
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087299-0