Object Details
Photographer
Audema, Jean, 1864-1936
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories. Scene of Bavili Fetichism - Louango Region''. In the foreground statuettes on the ground, sorcerer holding statuette in his left hand and a stick in his right hand, ornaments around his neck. Behind him two musicians and children in the background. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Items EEPA 1985-140011 and EEPA 1985-140012 bear duplicate recto images.
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General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Topic
Rites and ceremonies
Music -- Africa
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase
Photographer
Audema, Jean, 1864-1936
Culture
Vili (African people)
See more items in
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1905]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140012
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
B&w copy negative in cold vault.
Genre/Form
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref848
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087780-0