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Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.; collotype.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Gbaya (African people)  Search this
Sanga (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Sangha Region -- Ouesso
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "6. Tam-tam de Bayas à Ouesso (Sanga)." Translated caption reads: "6. Baya tam-tam at Ouesso (Sanga)."
Items EEPA CF-08-04 and CF-08-05 appear to be from same series. Recto images possibly photographed at same event.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-08-05
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Anonymous donation; FY 2008 EEPA 2008-015
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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.
Topic:
Dance  Search this
Music -- Africa  Search this
Musical instruments -- Africa  Search this
Drums  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 2008-015-0002
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74a835a24-476e-42fe-948e-a634176d5562
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2273