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[Painting a woman's face]

[ca. 1950]

Africa; Ghana

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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.

Cataloged as “[Painting a woman's face]” (Postcards [32056000022107]; Postcards; Picture postcards).

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Catalog date
[ca. 1950]
Recorded places
Africa; Ghana
Recorded subjects
Body arts; Portrait photography -- Africa; Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Format and extent
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 9 x 14 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 ↗

Source collection ↗

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

Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GH 1992-018

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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