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Congo Francais Coiffure de femme Boubou
ca. 1910
Africa; Congo (Brazzaville); Central African Republic
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 text on recto reads: "Congo Francais. Coiffure de femme Boubou." Translated caption reads: "French Congo. Boubou woman's hairstyle." Manuscript message and address on verso. Postmark on verso. Postmarked postage stamp on recto.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 9: Central African Republic (CX)
- Catalog date
- ca. 1910
- Recorded places
- Africa; Congo (Brazzaville); Central African Republic
- Recorded subjects
- Body arts; Hairstyles -- Africa; Costume -- Africa
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 8.8 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 CX 2011-001-0448
Collection: African Postcard Collection