Congo Français Congo Français - Type Bangla - Haut- Congo

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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. Bangala type - Upper-Congo.'' Bare torso man, with cicatrices running down to his belly button and his forehead, holding two spears in his right hand. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema. Photographer's signature on image.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo769051fe1-21e3-4daa-8163-b7c762ee14a1

Local Numbers

Audema 0280

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Image indexed by negative number.

Place

Africa

Congo (Brazzaville)

Topic

Body arts

Ngala (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 1985-140042

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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Large EAD

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EEPA.1985-014

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087786-0

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