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"Cow funeral" ceremony, Amaobolobo village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria

Photographer:
Ottenberg, Simon  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Ottenberg, Simon  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Culture:
Igbo (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
1951-1953
Scope and Contents:
This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg while conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from December 1951 to March 1953.
Original title reads, "Second funeral or memorial, known in English at Afikpo as the cow funeral, for a deceased woman, done by a man, Oko Amaka for his mother. He killed two cows. This is the second day, when he killed the second cow. Amaobolobo Village. Sister of Oko leads the female dancers." [Ottenberg field research notes, O Series, December 1951-March 1953].
Local Numbers:
O-84/1951-1953

EEPA 2000-070306
General:
Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Other Archival Materials:
Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
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:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Vernacular architecture  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Identifier:
EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0306
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Simon Ottenberg photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7fda30485-d91b-4116-8318-8c37e1801450
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref814

"Cow funeral" ceremony, Amaobolobo village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria

Photographer:
Ottenberg, Simon  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Ottenberg, Simon  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Culture:
Igbo (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
1951-1953
Scope and Contents:
This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg while conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from December 1951 to March 1953.
Original title reads, "Second funeral or memorial, known in English at Afikpo as the cow funeral, for a deceased woman, done by a man, Oko Amaka for his mother. He killed two cows. This is the second day, when he killed the second cow. Amaobolobo Village. Men being feasted, including Tom, the brother of my carver, Chukwu Okoro. Other men inside the house eating, no room for them all there." [Ottenberg field research notes, O Series, December 1951-March 1953].
Local Numbers:
O-85/1951-1953

EEPA 2000-070307
General:
Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Other Archival Materials:
Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
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:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Vernacular architecture  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Identifier:
EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0307
See more items in:
Simon Ottenberg photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c4c4e03a-b042-4e68-968b-b93ea2d2cb1d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref815

"Cow funeral" ceremony, Amaobolobo village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria

Photographer:
Ottenberg, Simon  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Ottenberg, Simon  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Culture:
Igbo (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
1951-1953
Scope and Contents:
This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg while conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from December 1951 to March 1953.
Original title reads, "Second funeral or memorial, known in English at Afikpo as the cow funeral, for a deceased woman, done by a man, Oko Amaka for his mother. He killed two cows. This is the second day, when he killed the second cow. Amaobolobo Village. Female dancers." [Ottenberg field research notes, O Series, December 1951-March 1953].
Local Numbers:
O-86/1951-1953

EEPA 2000-070308
General:
Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Other Archival Materials:
Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
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:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Vernacular architecture  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Identifier:
EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0308
See more items in:
Simon Ottenberg photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7697b0bdb-fdac-4473-bdf4-255e1c2995f8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref816

"Enchanting town of mud" : Djenné, a World Heritage site in Mali

Author:
Joy, Charlotte 1977-  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Mali
Djenné
Djenné (Mali)
Date:
2007
Topic:
World Heritage areas  Search this
Vernacular architecture  Search this
Dwellings  Search this
Earth architecture  Search this
Cultural property--Protection  Search this
Buildings, structures, etc  Search this
Call number:
DT473 .R43 2007
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_910604

"Portuguese" style and Luso-African identity : precolonial Senegambia, sixteenth-nineteenth centuries / Peter Mark

Author:
Mark, Peter 1948-  Search this
Physical description:
x, 208 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Senegambia
Date:
2002
C2002
Topic:
Architecture, Domestic  Search this
Architecture, Portuguese colonial  Search this
Vernacular architecture  Search this
Miscegenation  Search this
Arquitectura doméstica--Senegambia  Search this
Arquitectura colonial portuguesa--Senegambia  Search this
Arquitectura popular--Senegambia  Search this
Mestizaje--Senegambia  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_738701

"Women polishing the floor round a native hut"

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Date:
c. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Text on recto reads: ""Women polishing the floor round a native hut"."
Local Numbers:
EEPA KE-12-15
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subjects.
Provenance:
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000178360; 20090630 EEPA 2009-010
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:
Households -- Africa  Search this
Domestic scenes  Search this
Vernacular architecture  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 KE 2009-010-131
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b7a1b00e-757d-432f-94f1-7133666acfe5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5292

'Hunter' Cordomans and Sector Chief Bodart

Creator:
Albert, Ethel Mary, 1918-1989  Search this
Collection Creator:
Albert, Ethel Mary, 1918-1989  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (color)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Burundi
Karuzi (Burundi : Province)
Mutumba (Burundi)
Date:
circa 1956
Scope and Contents:
A portrait of 'Hunter' Cordomans and Sector Chief Bodart in front of a hut in Mutumba, Karuzi Province, Burundi. The date on the slide is JUNE 56.
Arrangement:
Image indexed by slide number
Local Numbers:
Image ID.albert_papers_353
Collection Restrictions:
The Ethel Mary Albert papers are open for reaearch.
Collection Rights:
Contact the Repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Leaders  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this
Huts  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Collection Citation:
Ethel Mary Albert Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Ethel Mary Albert Papers
Ethel Mary Albert Papers / Series 5: Photographic slides / 340-368 Gite and staff
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f41e2b95-1bb4-4605-97bb-8fabf095acb2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1990-30-ref1148

05/08/1991: #14 What is Vernacular Architecture?

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Forum on Material Culture  Search this
Container:
Box 1 of 2
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 99-158, Smithsonian Forum on Material Culture, Program Records
See more items in:
Program Records
Program Records / Box 1
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa99-158-refidd1e926

10. Côte D'Ivoire Bondoukou: Façade d'une mosquée

Creator:
Jean Rose, Import-Export (Abidjan)  Search this
Photographer:
Kante, G.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire -- Region du Zanzan -- Bondoukou
Date:
ca. 1920
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "10. Côte D'Ivoire - Bondoukou - Façade d'une mosquée."
Translated postcard caption reads: "10. Côte D'Ivoire - Bondoukou - Facade of a mosque."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Jean Rose, Import-Export, Abidjan," and "Cliché G. Kante."
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-07-01
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000207633; 20100729 EEPA 2010-025.
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
Religious buildings  Search this
Mosques  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 IV 2010-025-0007
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 13: Cote d'Ivoire (IV)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f8ec6ca7-1c73-4166-b4bc-77eaa6d0ec1e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5134

11 - Abomey Bas-Relief du palais Agonglo

Creator:
Toubon, Suzanne  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Benin
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Postcard image of a small, open hut decorated with bas-reliefs. Each square has different images painted in them. Printed text on verso reads: "11 - Abomey / Bas-Relief du palais Agonglo." Translated caption reads: "11 - Abomey / Bas-Relief of the Agonglo Palace."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Edition Suzanne Toubon - Marseille / Tous droits de reproduction réservés."
Local Numbers:
EEPA DM-03-02
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with additional accession number: A1992-02-002.
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:
Works of art in situ  Search this
Bas-relief  Search this
Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 DM 1985-144040
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo72bc40a9f-6637-41f4-9f06-1edbdfba49d7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3914

12 - Abomey Objets du culte des ancêstres

Creator:
Toubon, Suzanne  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Benin
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Postcard image of several assen, displayed in front of a building. Printed text on verso reads: "12 - Abomey; Objets du culte des ancêstres." Tranlated caption reads: "Religious Objects of the Ancestors."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Edition Suzanne Toubon - Marseille / Tous droits de reproduction réservés."
Local Numbers:
EEPA DM-03-03
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with additional accession number: A1992-02-005.
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:
Works of art in situ  Search this
Asen  Search this
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 DM 1985-144041
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c27d9cfd-c04b-48fa-b0d1-570018a4bff4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3915

124 - Savalou Entrée du camp des gardes

Creator:
Toubon, Suzanne  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Benin
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Postcard image of men in military uniforms standing in front of an entrance to a compound. Entrance features carved figures placed above gateway. Text on verso reads: "124 - Savalou; Entrée du camp des gardes." Translated caption reads: [The Entrance Of The Guards' Camp].
Local Numbers:
EEPA DM-07-13
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with additional accession number: A1992-02-007.
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
Works of art in situ  Search this
Figure sculpture  Search this
Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 DM 1985-144066
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7cf670016-da39-4f37-8295-2bb2f54d6da3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3940

13. Congo Belge Habitations sur le Haut Congo

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Translated postcard caption reads, "Belgian Congo. Dwellings on the Upper Congo."
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Postcards EEPA CG-07-21, CG-07-22, CG-07-23 and CG-07-24 bear duplicate recto images.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-07-23
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1993-19-43.
Provenance:
Mrs. Jo Bernick donation; FY 1993 EEPA 1993-019
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:
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 CG 1993-019-0043
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b4c623b3-0e2b-4889-a0e0-6e08aae29cfa
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2378

13. Congo Belge Habitations sur le Haut Congo

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Translated postcard caption reads, "Belgian Congo. Dwellings on the Upper Congo."
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Postcards EEPA CG-07-21, CG-07-22, CG-07-23 and CG-07-24 bear duplicate recto images.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-07-24
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-06-027.
Provenance:
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
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:
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 CG 1994-006-0027
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73878d17b-4bd2-4079-aeaa-946a4e256d7e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2423

13. Congo Belge Habitations sur le Haut Congo

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
ca. 1916
Scope and Contents:
Translated postcard caption reads, "13. Belgian Congo. Dwellings on the Upper Congo."
Manuscript message and address on verso,message reads: "Kongolo, le 29-9-16. Les baisers affectueux. Quitte Kongolo le 30 à destination de Kabalo. M. Eugène Pollet, sous/officier à la F.P., troupes en opérations à la frontière orientale Congo Belge." Translated message reads: "29-9-16, Kongolo. Affectionate kisses. Leaving Kongolo on the 30th for the destination of Kabalo."
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Postcards EEPA CG-07-21, CG-07-22, CG-07-23 and CG-07-24 bear duplicate recto images.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-07-21
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
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:
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 CG 2011-001-0681
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo755a3ed7d-c80a-45dc-a9a8-db0faf08c120
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2618

16. Bénin Achèvement d'une toiture à Ekiti

Creator:
Society of African Missions  Search this
Lescuyer, Maurice  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype; black and white, 9.5 x 13.5 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
circa 1934
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "16. Bénin -- Achèvement d'une toiture à Ekiti." Translated caption reads: [Benin -- Completion of a roof in Ekiti.] Additional printed text on recto reads: "Missions Africaines, 150 Cours Gambetta, Lyon." Manuscript message on verso. Printed text on verso reads: "Phototypie Mce Lescuyer, 16, r. des Remparts-d'Ainay, Lyon."
Local number:
EEPA NR-07-05
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
Architecture  Search this
Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this
Construction -- Africa  Search this
Benin (Kingdom)  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 NR 2010-025-0001
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 34: Nigeria (NR)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79d288ec2-5a20-4bae-b404-4decb5774057
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref8665

17. Djibouti Paillotes Somali

Creator:
Mody, J. G., photographer  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Djibouti
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "17. - Djibouti. - Paillotes Somali."
Translated caption reads: "17. - Djibouti. - Somali thatched huts."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "J.-G. Mody, photographe."
Manuscript message and address on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA FT-20-25
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase
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
Children  Search this
Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 FT 2012-001-0046
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 14: Djibouti (FT)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ebd0698b-a726-401a-bdc4-0418b5a0ad0c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4525

2 - Chateau Somba

Creator:
Dahomey. Office du tourisme  Search this
Bravmann, René A.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone on photograph., col., 9 x 13.5 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Somba (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Benin
Date:
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "Meilleurs Voeux."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Best Wishes."
Printed text on verso reads: "2 - Chateau Somba / Office du Tourisme du Dahomey / Reproduction interdite / Photo Veritable."
Address on verso reads: "Rene Bravmann c/o Mission Protestante B.P. 128 Bobo-Dionlasso, RHV."
Local Numbers:
EEPA DM-07-11
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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 DM 2010-001-0168
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d74b9c64-4f9a-48f8-8db3-a50996b39bcb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3962

21. Lenghi Le poste principal

Creator:
J. I. P.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 2 CF
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "21. Lenghi. - Le Poste pincipal."
Translated caption reads: "21. Lenghi. - The head post office."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "J.I.P"
Items EEPA CF-30-09 and EEPA CF-30-10 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-30-09

EEPA CF 1993-019-0006
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with additional accession number: A1993-19-6.
Provenance:
Mrs. Jo Bernick donation; FY 1993 EEPA 1993-019
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  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 1985-140536.01
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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/xo75cd92d70-9228-44fe-8a3e-ee954c96624f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2265

21. Lenghi Le poste principal

Creator:
J. I. P.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 2 CF
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
ca. 1900
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "21. Lenghi. - Le Poste pincipal."
Translated caption reads: "21. Lenghi. - The head post office."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "J.I.P"
Items EEPA CF-30-09 and EEPA CF-30-10 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-30-10

EEPA CF 1994-006-0095
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with additional accession number: A1994-06-095.
Provenance:
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
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
Post office buildings  Search this
Vernacular architecture  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 1985-140536.02
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/xo726230299-38d7-4a26-87fb-60a333a99ad1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2267

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