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
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
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087498-4