Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Africa Orientale Una specialissima moda abissina
[ca. 1914]
Africa; Ethiopia
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: "AFRICA ORIENTALE - Una specialissima moda abissina." Manuscript message and address on verso; postmarked postage stamp on verso.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
- Catalog date
- [ca. 1914]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Ethiopia
- Recorded subjects
- Portrait photography; Hairstyles -- Africa
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Explore Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art ↗
About this record
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 ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 1995-001-0011
Collection: African Postcard Collection