Algeria Bédouine tunisienne
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- EEPA AE-20-67
- General
- Title source: Postcard caption.
- Creator
- Geiser, Jean
- Place
- Africa
- Algeria
- Topic
- Portraits
- Provenance
- IU: Iowa University; Iowa City, Iowa; Donation; 1995.
- Creator
- Geiser, Jean
- See more items in
- African Postcard Collection
- African Postcard Collection / Series 2: Algeria (AE)
- Extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
- Date
- [ca. 1905]
- Container
- Volume 1
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 1995-0020-67
- Type
- Archival materials
- Postcards
- Postcards
- Collection Citation
- African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- 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
- Scope and Contents
- Printed text on recto reads: "308 Bédouine tunisienne." Translated caption reads: [Tunisian Bedouin.] Young woman with thick braids, tattoos on her chin and right cheek. Necklaces with pendants in the shape of the ''hand of Fatma''. Sash around her head, fasteners holding her dress to her coat.
- Additional printed text on recto reads: "J. Geiser, Phot. - Alger."
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536871081657-1536871087357-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
Related Content
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.