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Congo Français Congo Français et Dépendances- Type M'Brou - Race Banda

[ca. 1905]

Africa; Congo (Brazzaville)

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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.

Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - M'Brou type - Banda race''. Young woman with cache sexe, beads belt and necklaces, upper lip ornament and labret. 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
Portrait photography -- Africa; Costume -- Africa
Format and extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
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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: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140121-01

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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