Congo Français Congo Français - Guerrier Pahouin- Yeuoi-Ogooué

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Object Details

Collection Citation

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. Pahouin- Yeuoi-Ogooué warrior''. Left profile of a young warrior wearing body and head ornaments and holding a spear with his two hands. Verso reads: [ Castries, le 15. Monsieur, J'ai le regret de vous annoncer la mort de M. Jean Auverna et promet tout renseignement. Je peux vous envoyer la carte qui a servit de ...? pour le timbre, car je l'ai mais je ne sais pas...] Translated verso reads: ''Castries, 15,. Sir, I have the regret to announce you the death of Mr. Jean Auverna and will forward to you any information. I can send you the postcard which served as ...? for the stamp, because I have it but I do not know...'' Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema

sova.eepa.1985-014_ref867

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo790b40475-d443-444d-8e31-0fa2110c90ac

Local Numbers

Audema 0205

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Image indexed by negative number.

Place

Africa

Congo (Brazzaville)

Topic

Portraits

Provenance

JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase

Culture

Fang (West African people)

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema

Extent

1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Date

[ca. 1905]

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140029

Type

Archival materials

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.

Bibliography

Duplicate postcard published in MacDougall, David, "The Corporeal Image: Film, Ethnography, and the Senses," Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006, p. 182.

Genre/Form

Postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

EEPA.1985-014_ref867

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo790b40475-d443-444d-8e31-0fa2110c90ac

EEPA.1985-014

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087783-1

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