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Mission d'Ouagadougou (Hte-Volta) 31. Jeune fille Mossi

African Art Museum

Mission d'Ouagadougou (Hte-Volta) 31. Jeune fille 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 young woman with a cross around her neck. Printed text on recto reads: "Mission d'Ouagadougou (Hte-Volta) / 31. Jeune fille Mossi." Translated caption reads: [Ouagadougou Mission (Upper Volta) / Young Mossi Woman."
Printed text on verso reads: "Collection de la Mission d'Ouagadougou."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref8520

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70311186a-8eb1-4a00-bbdb-d9cb64fcd5f3

Local Numbers

EEPA UV-20-01

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa
Burkina Faso

Topic

Portrait photography -- Africa
Hairstyles -- Africa

Provenance

I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.

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., monochrome, 14 x 9 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 1985-146031

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_ref8520
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70311186a-8eb1-4a00-bbdb-d9cb64fcd5f3
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087487-1

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