Object Details
Creator
Photo Bwaso
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Printed text on recto reads: "Burkina Faso / nord-ouest."
Multiple images on recto, captions provided for individual images on verso. Printed text on verso reads: "Burkina Faso / En Pays Mossi / 1 - Preparation Collective du Repas / 2 - Tibou, Mouture Rituelle du Mil / 3 - Yako, La Mosqée / 4 - Thiou, Vers le Marché / 5 - Mouture du Sorgho / 6 - Greniers Mossi / 7 - Retour des Champs / 8 - Piege a Lion / 9 - Tibou, Village Foulsé / 10 - Pilage du Petit Mil."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Burkina Faso / In Mossi Country / 1 - Preparation of Collective Meals / 2 - Tibou, Ritual Milling of Millet / 3 - Yako, The Mosque / 4 - Thiou, Into the Market / 5 - Sorghum Milling / 6 - Mossi Granaries / 7 - Returning from the Fields / 8 - A Lion Trap / 9 - Tibou, Foulsé Village / 10 - Pounding Millet ."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "© Photo Editions BWASO - Ref. 93/613 / Collection "Dialogue de Civilisations" / Autorisation N⁰ 0246/MET/DTH/92." Stamp box logo reads: "PIERRON Imprimerie."
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Local Numbers
EEPA UV-06-01
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Burkina Faso
Topic
Agriculture -- Africa
Vernacular architecture -- Africa
Cityscape photography
Cultural landscapes
Domestic scenes
Vernacular architecture -- Africa
Provenance
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
Creator
Photo Bwaso
Culture
Mossi (African people)
Kurumba (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 5: Burkina Faso (UV)
Extent
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10 x 14.5 cm.)
Date
ca. 1990
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UV 2010-008-3590
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture 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
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref8528
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087488-3