The Hoe dancers of Zaria
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- EEPA NR-08-05
- General
- Title source: Postcard caption.
- Numbering Peculiarities Note
- Verso labelled with former accession number format: A1993-20-3.
- Creator
- Raphael Tuck & Sons
- See Also
- Nigeria, Kaduna, Zaria (11.11128, 7.7227)
- Interactive maps
- Place
- Africa
- Nigeria
- Nigeria -- Kaduna -- Zaria
- Topic
- Dance
- Costume -- Africa
- Dancers
- Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
- Works of art in situ
- Tools
- Provenance
- Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; FY 1993 EEPA 1993-020
- Creator
- Raphael Tuck & Sons
- See more items in
- African Postcard Collection
- African Postcard Collection / Series 34: Nigeria (NR)
- Extent
- 1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
- Date
- [ca. 1920]
- Container
- Volume 1
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA NR 1993-020-0003
- 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 caption on recto reads: "6. The Hoe Dancers of Zaria."
- Printed caption on verso reads: "The Hoe Dance is a dance in celebration of Harvest."
- Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo-Central News; Printed in England; Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., London." Publisher's logo in stamp box.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536871081657-1536871088369-5
- Metadata Usage
- CC0