Object Details
Creator
A. Breger Fréres
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 young men and boys dressed in costume, some holding drums. Printed text on recto reads: "Types africains - Danseurs mossi." Translated caption reads: [African people - Mossi dancers].
Printed text on verso reads: "Radiogravure A. Breger fréres, 9, rue Thénard, Paris - Rep. int."
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Local Numbers
EEPA UV-19-09
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Burkina Faso
Topic
Dance
Music -- Africa
Portrait photography
Costume -- Africa
Provenance
I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.
Creator
A. Breger Fréres
Culture
Mossi (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 5: Burkina Faso (UV)
Extent
1 Postcard (b&w., 9.5 x 14 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 1985-146027
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-1536871081657-1536871087486-3