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Royal Blood Chief of Burundi

[ca. 1916]

Africa; Burundi

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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.

Postcard image of a man wearing traditional attire. Text on front reads: "23. Chef de sang royal de l'Urundi; Hoofd van koninklijk bloed uit Urundi." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale - Postkaart." Additional handwritten text on verso. Stamp and postmark on verso.

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 6: Burundi (BD)
Catalog date
[ca. 1916]
Recorded places
Africa; Burundi
Recorded subjects
Leaders
Format and extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
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 ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: sova.eepa.1985-014_ref732

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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