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Croquemitaine s'amuse le 14 Juilliet à Loango
[ca. 1928]
Africa; Congo (Brazzaville); Congo, Republic of the, -- Kouilou Region -- Loango
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.
Printed text on recto reads: "Croquemitaine s'amuse le 14 Juillet à Loango." Translated caption reads: "Mischievous spirit amuses himself on July 14 [Bastille Day] in Loango." Postmarked postage stamps on recto. Manuscript message and address on verso.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
- Catalog date
- [ca. 1928]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Congo (Brazzaville); Congo, Republic of the, -- Kouilou Region -- Loango
- Recorded subjects
- Masquerades
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 1985-140802
Collection: African Postcard Collection