Object Details
Creator
DIAVOLTA
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 room with pots stacked and stored. Printed text on verso reads "Haute-Volta / Toumousseni, près de Banfora / Intérieur de cuisine Turka; graines et condiments divers y sont conservés à portée de la main de la ménagère." Translated caption reads: [Upper Volta / Toumousseni, near Banfora / Interior of a Turka kitchen; / various seeds and condiments are stored within reach of the housekeeper.]
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo DIAVOLTA - Reproduction Interdite - 79/554 / Imprimerie Pierron." Stamp box reads: "Couleurs Naturelles."
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Local Numbers
EEPA UV-16-02
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Copy and Version Identification Note
Items EEPA UV-03-05 and UV-16-02 are duplicate postcards.
See Also
Burkina Faso, Cascades, Toumousséni (10.6333, -4.9)
Place
Africa
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso -- Cascades -- Toumousséni
Topic
Marketplaces
Pottery
Households -- Africa
Creator
DIAVOLTA
Culture
Turka (African people)
See more items in
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 5: Burkina Faso (UV)
Extent
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)
Date
ca. 1980
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UV 1985-146022
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.
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087485-4