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Congo Français - Pahouin et Pahouine Yeuoi - Ogooué
[ca. 1905]
Africa; Congo (Brazzaville)
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.
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. Pahouin man and Pahouine Yeuoi woman - Ogooué''. Warrior holding a spear, wearing necklace. Hair ornaments attached to his nostrils. Right profile woman wearing head ornaments falling on her shoulders and chest, attached to her nostrils. Recto stamp on the right corner. Verso reads: [Bonjour, le 3/6/13. signature]. Translated verso reads: ''Hello, 3/6/13. signature not readable''. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
- Catalog date
- [ca. 1905]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Congo (Brazzaville)
- Recorded subjects
- Portraits; Costume -- Africa
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
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Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140031-03
Collection: African Postcard Collection