Creator:

Hoa-Qui (Firm)  Search this

Jeune Afrique (Paris)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 20.5 x 10 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Fula (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Mali

Date:

circa 1985

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "Mali; Une architecture d'une pureté qui n'a d'égale que la finesse des traits des jeunes habitantes peules."

Translated caption reads: "Mali; Architecture of a purity that is only matched by the fine features of its young Fula inhabitants."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo Hoa-Qui, Paris / Jeune Afrique, Paris - Reproduction interdite - 26; Librarie-Papeterie 'La Joie de lire' B.P. 1085. Bamako."

Dated manuscripte message, address, and postmarked postage stamps on verso.

Local Numbers:

EEPA ML-07-25

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.

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:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Vernacular architecture -- 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 ML 2010-008-3950

See more items in:

African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 28: Mali (ML)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73e81dba2-2a22-4ca1-9ede-f71e8bd61481

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref6005