Congo Français Trous d'oreilles Sacomas

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 caption on recto reads: "Congo Français. / Trous d'oreilles Sacomas." Translated caption reads: "French Congo. Sacoma ear plugs." Postmarked postage stamps on recto and verso. This picture was taken by Auguste Béchaud ca. 1909 of Yakoma people nearby nearby Mobaye in the Oubangui River. This man has scarifications on his abdomen, chest, and arms. He also has keloids on his forehead. [Provided by Juan Fandos-Ruis and Didier Carité] [Sources: Bradshaw, Richard and Juan Fandos-Rius, "Béchaud, Augustee (1874-1912)" in Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic, 111. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, New Editions 2016. Carité, Didier, Auguste Béchaud, photographe-soldat en Afrique centrale 1909-1912, 2009.].

Collection

African Postcard Collection

Archival grouping

African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)

Catalog date

[ca. 1909]

Recorded places

Africa; Congo (Brazzaville)

Recorded subjects

Portrait photography; Body arts; Costume

Format and extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

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