Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Congo Français Femme "Sangho."
[ca. 1909]
Africa; Congo (Brazzaville)
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. Femme 'Sangho'." Translated caption reads: "French Congo. 'Sangho' woman." This picture was taken by Auguste Béchaud ca. 1909 in a Sango village nearby Mobaye in the Oubangui River. Two Sangho women wear typical scarifications on their abdomen, chest and arms. They both have hair garmented with beads called bayaka. [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; Costume
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., 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 CF 1985-140677
Collection: African Postcard Collection