Extent:

1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Maasai (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Kenya

Tanzania

Date:

c. 1910

Scope and Contents:

Handwritten caption on recto reads: "Massai Women - German E. A.."

Additional text on verso reads: "Union postale universelle. Transvaal."

Ms. on recto and verso. Postmarks on verso

Local Numbers:

EEPA KE-20-01 EEPA KE 1995-23-26

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Image indexed by catalogue number and subjects.

Provenance:

source location: United Kingdom; purchased by Christraud Geary FY 1995; EEPA 1995-023

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Women  Search this

Body arts  Search this

Jewelry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 2010-001-051

See more items in:

African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7760e35d5-a808-4aba-b82d-3ea25609a708

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5208