Creator:

Martin, L.  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Banziri (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Central African Republic

Date:

ca. 1913

Scope and Contents:

Printed text on recto reads: "[Coif]fure ave perles, des Banzyris."

Translated caption reads: "Hairstyle with beads, Banziri ."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Collection L. Martin."

Postmarked postage stamps on recto, date reads: "8 Sept 13." Printed text on recto partially obscured by postage stamps.

Local Numbers:

EEPA CX-20-03

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.

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:

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Body arts  Search this

Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this

Costume -- Africa  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 CX 2011-001-0463

See more items in:

African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 9: Central African Republic (CX)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74d536bbd-80bc-4fa8-bc1c-671951b98be6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3767