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Les principaux Chefs du Mayumbé participant à une exposition de produits indigènes Boma
ca. 1910
Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Bas-Congo Province -- Boma
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, "Boma. The principle chiefs of the Mayumbe participating in an exhibition of native products." Printed text on verso reads: "J. P. L. W. 507.-Reproduction Interdite." Items EEPA CG-15-33 and EEPA CG-15-34 bear variants of the same recto image.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
- Catalog date
- ca. 1910
- Recorded places
- Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Bas-Congo Province -- Boma
- Recorded subjects
- Leaders; Costume -- Africa; Portrait photography -- Africa
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 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 2011-001-0874
Collection: African Postcard Collection