Photographer:

Adamson, Joy  Search this

Creator:

East African Standard, Ltd. (Nairobi & Mombasa)  Search this

J. Salmon, Ltd.  Search this

Extent:

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

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Rendile (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Kenya

Date:

c. 1950

Scope and Contents:

Text on recto reads: "Married woman of the RENDILLE tribe. The cockcomb indicates that she has had a child. No.11."

Additional text on verso reads: "Published by East African Standard LTD., Nairobi. Photograph by Joy Adamson. Real Photo. Printed in England by J. Salmon LTD. Sevenoaks."

Local Numbers:

EEPA KE-12-07

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Image indexed by catalogue number or subjects.

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:

Households -- Africa  Search this

Domestic scenes  Search this

Portraits  Search this

Women  Search this

Body arts  Search this

Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this

Jewelry  Search this

Vernacular architecture  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 1996-005-142

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/xo7abd2e09b-2861-450e-addc-1e0146d861aa

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5250