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Royal Dancer of the Kingdom of Burundi

African Art Museum

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

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bfb5a11e-f534-4219-ac24-bdb88d48cbe4

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
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bfb5a11e-f534-4219-ac24-bdb88d48cbe4
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087299-0

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