No. 14. Une des cases de l'ancien tata des rois dahoméens Zagnanado
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- EEPA DM-07-08
- General
- Title source: Postcard caption.
- Creator
- Wölber
- Place
- Africa
- Benin
- Topic
- Cultural landscapes
- Works of art in situ
- Bas-relief
- Vernacular architecture -- Africa
- Provenance
- JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
- Creator
- Wölber
- See more items in
- African Postcard Collection
- African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
- Extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype, b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
- Date
- [ca. 1912]
- Container
- Volume 1
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA DM 1985-144024
- 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
- Postcard image of a building decorated with bas-relief. Printed text on recto reads: "No. 14. Une des cases de l'ancien tata des rois dahoméens. Zagnanado." Translated caption reads: [One of the dwelling places of the ancient "auntie" of the Dahomeyan kings.]
- Additional printed text on recto reads: "Collection Geo. Wölber."
- Printed text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Correspondence; Ce cote est exchange..." Handwritten text on verso. Postage stamp and two postmarks on verso. Postmark date reads: "5 Oct 12."
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536871081657-1536871087467-4
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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