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Mission d'Ouagadougou (Hte-Volta) 32. Fileuse Mossi

African Art Museum

Mission d'Ouagadougou (Hte-Volta) 32. Fileuse Mossi
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Object Details

Creator

Mission d'Ouagadougou

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 sitting on a mat and spinning cotton. Printed text on recto reads: "Mission d'Ouagadougou (Hte-Volta) / 32. Fileuse Mossi." Translated caption reads: [Ouagadougou Mission, Upper Volta, Mossi Spinner]. Printed text on verso reads: "Collection de la Mission d'Ouagadougou / Carte Postale." Manuscript message and address on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref8508

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo77a633a7d-8474-4302-a69e-7c5af9a526bf

Local Numbers

EEPA UV-12-03

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa
Burkina Faso

Topic

Women
Households -- Africa
Industry

Provenance

JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.

Creator

Mission d'Ouagadougou

Culture

Mossi (African people)

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 5: Burkina Faso (UV)

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Date

[ca. 1910]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UV 1985-146019

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_ref8508
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo77a633a7d-8474-4302-a69e-7c5af9a526bf
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087485-1

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