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 male, Pahouine Yenvis female, Ogooué region''. Warrior holding a spear, wearing a necklace. Hair ornaments attached to his nostrils. Right side profile woman with hair ornaments falling on her shoulders and chest and attached to her nostrils. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
Postmarked postage stamp on recto. Manuscript on verso, date reads: "3/6/13."
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Local Numbers
Audema 0241
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Topic
Portraits
Costume -- Africa
Provenance
I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.
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, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1913]
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140031-02
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.
Genre/Form
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087783-4