Object Details
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
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 young woman. Printed text on recto reads: "No 95 - Bobo-Dioulasso; Femme bobo fing." Translated caption reads: "Bobo-Dioulasso; Bobo-Fing Woman." Publishers logo on recto and verso reads: "NELS." Printed text on verso reads: "'Edition Volta' - Reproduction Interdite."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref8493
Local Numbers
EEPA UV-20-03
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Burkina Faso, Hauts-Bassins, Houet, Bobo-Dioulasso (11.17715, -4.2979)
Place
Africa
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso -- Hauts-Bassins -- Houet -- Bobo-Dioulasso
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Body arts
Scarification (Process)
Hairstyles -- Africa
Provenance
I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
Culture
Bobo (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 5: Burkina Faso (UV)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 8.8 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1920]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UV 1985-146003
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.
Genre/Form
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref8493
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087482-3