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
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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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087485-1