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 / Bourzanga / Etonnant village en pisé rose au seuil du pays Kouroumba. / Les habitants seraient apparentés aux Telem qui vivaient dans les falaises de Bandiagara avant la venue des Dogon."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Upper Volta / Bourzanga / Amazing pink adobe village on the threshold of Kurumba country. / The residents are related to the Telem who lived in the cliffs of Bandiagara before the arrival of the Dogon."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo DIAVOLTA - Reproduction Interdite - 78/572 / Imprimerie Pierron." Stamp box reads: "Couleurs Naturelles."
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Local Numbers
EEPA UV-06-04
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Burkina Faso, Centre-Nord, Bam, Bourzanga (13.6833, -1.5500)
Place
Africa
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso -- Centre-Nord -- Bam -- Bourzanga
Topic
Cityscape photography
Cultural landscapes
Vernacular architecture -- Africa
Provenance
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
Creator
DIAVOLTA
Culture
Kurumba (African people)
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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 2010-008-3661
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.
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087500-2