Rear view of unidentified woman with scarification
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- EEPA CG-05-29
- General
- Title source: Postcard caption.
- Citation source: Archives staff.
- Place
- Africa
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Topic
- Body arts
- Portrait photography -- Africa
- Body marking -- Africa
- See more items in
- African Postcard Collection
- African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
- Extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
- Date
- ca. 1909
- Container
- Volume 1
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0627
- 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 verso reads: "Congo Belge. Série II / Copyright N⁰ 9."
- Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads, "Banana,12-4-09. Mon cher Ernest, Je suis à Banana depuis hier soir. Le bateau prendra la mer demain midi; d'ici là il sera charger avec du café et des huiles. Tout va bien. Je suis en excellente santé. Affectueusement à toi ." Translated message reads, " Banana, 12-4-09. My dear Earnest, I am in Banana since yesterday evening. The ship will put to sea tomorrow noon; until then it must be loaded with coffee and oils. All is well. I am in excellent health. Affectionely yours."
- Postmarked postage stamp on verso.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536871081657-1536871087597-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0