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Toegangsgebouw tot het paleis van de Emir van Zaria

National Museum of African Art

Object Details

Local Numbers
EEPA NR-03-10
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Creator
Cuypers, J. B. (photographer)
Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale
See Also
Nigeria, Kaduna, Zaria (11.11128, 7.7227)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria -- Kaduna -- Zaria
Topic
Works of art in situ
Bas-relief
Mural painting and decoration
Architecture -- Details
Cultural landscapes
Provenance
Simon Ottenberg; Donation; FY 2010; EEPA 2010-020.
Creator
Cuypers, J. B. (photographer)
Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale
Culture
Hausa (African people)
See more items in
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 34: Nigeria (NR)
Extent
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1980]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA NR 2012-001-1659
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 verso reads: "Toegangsgebouw tot het paleis van de Emir van Zaria; Nigeria, Staat Kaduna stad Zaria, oktober 1971; Karakteristieke, gemodeleerde motieven van de Hausa. Gebruik van moderne oliekleuren. Deze ganse versiering was in 1980 reeds verdwenen."
"Batiment d'entree du palais de l'Emir de Zaria; Nigeria, Etat de Kaduna, ville de Zaria, octobre 1971; Motifs décoratifs Hausa caractéristiques, modelés et peints; utilisation de couleurs à l'huile modernes. Tout ce décor avait déja disparu en 1980."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Building entrance to the palace of the Emir of Zaria, Nigeria, Kaduna, Zaria City, October 1971; Hausa Ornamental features, shaped and painted, using modern oil colors. All of the ornamentation was already gone in 1980."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Phot. J.-B. Cuypers; © Musée Royal De L'Afrique Centrale - Tervuren." Text repeated in dutch. Stamp box reads: "ET54."
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088381-4
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7befc8c27-d1ba-4483-a632-47281db5e929

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