Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Femme Makanza ( Bangala)
ca. 1911
Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Équateur Province -- Makanza
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 postcard caption reads, "Makanza woman ( Bangala)." Manuscript message on verso reads, " Merci beaucoup pour votre aimable carte du Congo. Je vous adresse ainsi qu'à Madame mes respectueuses amitiés." Translated message reads, "Thank you for your attractive cards of the Congo. I send you madam my respect and my friendship." Postmark on verso, date reads: "22 VIII 1911 [August 8, 1911].".
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
- Catalog date
- ca. 1911
- Recorded places
- Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Équateur Province -- Makanza
- Recorded subjects
- Body arts; Portrait photography -- Africa; Body marking -- Africa; Ngala (African people)
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 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 CG 2011-001-0605
Collection: African Postcard Collection