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Royal Dancer of the Kingdom of Burundi

[19--]

Africa; Burundi

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Postcard image of a man wearing traditional attire. Text on verso reads: "One of the members of the Royal Dancers of the Kingdom of Burundi (Watutsi) entertainers at the Africa Pavilion. Lion mane headdress and leopard skin are traditional with these formerly fierce, towering hunters." and "(20) Prepared exclusively for AFRICA pavilion, New York World's Fair.".

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 6: Burundi (BD)
Catalog date
[19--]
Recorded places
Africa; Burundi
Recorded subjects
Weapons; Tutsi (African people)
Format and extent
1 Postcard (col., 14 x 9 cm.)
About this record

This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: sova.eepa.1985-014_ref731

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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