Object Details
Creator
Lerat, Gabriel, photographer.
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 woman showing her elaborate hairstyle and jewelry. Printed text on verso reads: "37 - A.O.F. - Hte Volta / Femme Toucouleurs." Translated caption reads: [A.O.F. [French West Africa], Upper Volta / Toucouleur Woman]. Additional printed text on verso reads: "Collection G. Lerat, Reproduction Interdite."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref8495
Local Numbers
EEPA UV-20-06
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Burkina Faso
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Hairstyles -- Africa
Jewelry
Creator
Lerat, Gabriel, photographer.
Culture
Toucouleur (African people)
See more items in
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 5: Burkina Faso (UV)
Extent
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 14 x 9 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 1985-146006
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_ref8495
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7077f213d-f98c-4846-8db9-8bfe5487cb95
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087482-5