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
Printed text on verso reads "Haute-Volta / En pays Lobi / GAOUA / La cuisine est le domaine propre de la femme / Les pots en terre empilés sont ici plus signe de considération du mari et de richesse qu'ustensiles utilitaires. Ils seront tous brisés à la mort de la propriétaire."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Upper Volta / In Lobi country / GAOUA / The kitchen is the proper domain of Women / The earthen pots stacked here are more of a sign of consideration of the husband and of wealth than utilitarian goods. They will all be broken at the death of their owner."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo DIAVOLTA - Reproduction Interdite - 82/668 / Imprimerie Pierron." Stamp box reads: "Couleurs Naturelles."
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Local Numbers
EEPA UV-03-06
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Burkina Faso, Sud-Ouest, Gaoua (10.325052, -3.173676)
Place
Africa
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso -- Sud-Ouest -- Gaoua
Topic
Works of art in situ
Households -- Africa
Provenance
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
Creator
DIAVOLTA
Culture
Lobi (African people)
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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 2010-008-3634
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_ref8568
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087495-4