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. Bangala woman. Front tattoos.'' Bare torso woman, with cicatrices running down to her belly button. Two crosses shape above her breasts. Horizontal cicatrices on her tummy. Cicatrices on her forehead. Scarf attached around her waist. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
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Local Numbers
Audema 0277
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Topic
Body arts
Ngala (African people)
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase
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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 1985-140041
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
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087785-6