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Mandarberge Nord-Kamerun

National Museum of African Art

Object Details

Local Numbers
EEPA CM-07-06
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Photographer
Chesi, Gert
See Also
Cameroon, Far North, Mayo-Tsanaga, Mandara Mountains (10.75, 13.66667)
Place
Africa
Cameroon
Cameroon -- Far North -- Mayo-Tsanaga -- Mandara Mountains
Topic
Cultural landscapes
Landscapes -- natural
Vernacular architecture -- Africa
Provenance
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
Photographer
Chesi, Gert
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 7: Cameroon (CM)
Extent
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15.75 cm.)
Date
ca. 1980
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CM 2010-008-3899
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture 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
Picture postcards
Scope and Contents
Printed text on verso reads: "Mandarberge/Nord-Kamerun / Mandara Mountains/Northern Cameroon / Les montagnes du Mandara/Nord du Cameroun."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo: Gerd Chesi / ©Perlinger-Vertag, 6300 Wörgi (Austria/Autriche) - Printed in Austria by Druckhaus Wörgi."
Items EEPA CM--07-06 and CM-07-07 bear duplicate recto images.
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087518-1
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo725a904dc-1af9-4071-804c-bf3aafe58899

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