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Haute-Volta Banfora

African Art Museum

Haute-Volta Banfora
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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 / Banfora / Sagesse et mémoir de tout un peuple exprimées par la musique, le rythme et la parole du joueur de Kora."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Upper Volta / Banfora / Wisdom and memory of a people expressed through the music, rhythm and words of the Kora player."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo DIAVOLTA - Reproduction Interdite - 78/577 / Imprimerie PIERRON." Stamp box reads: "Couleurs Naturelles."
Items EEPA UV-19-01 and UV-19-02 are duplicate postcards.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref8584

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo763ae5a18-cde7-4809-a0ae-fe664299ee73

Local Numbers

EEPA UV-19-01

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

See Also

Burkina Faso, Comoe, Cascades, Banfora (10.63333, -4.76667)

Place

Africa
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso -- Comoe -- Cascades -- Banfora

Topic

Music -- Africa
Musicians -- Africa
Musical instruments -- Africa

Provenance

Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.

Creator

DIAVOLTA

See more items in

African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 5: Burkina Faso (UV)

Extent

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 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 2010-008-3651

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_ref8584
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo763ae5a18-cde7-4809-a0ae-fe664299ee73
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087498-4

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