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 and Territories - Chief Krebédjé's spouse- Tribe of N'dikongo - Race Banda''. Woman wearing a beads belt, metal bracelets at her wrists, pearls necklaces. Headband made of pearls, shells stitched on the headcover, pierced nostrils and lip ornament, smoking pipe. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
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General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Body arts
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase
Culture
Banda (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. 1905]
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140093-01
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
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087798-2