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9. Sur le Congo Les femmes apportent de la paille pour confectionner les toitures des cases

[ca. 1913]

Africa; Congo (Brazzaville)

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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.

Printed caption on recto reads: "9. Sur le Congo. - Les femmes apportent de la paille pour confectionner les toitures des cases." Translated caption reads: "9. On the Congo. - Women bring straw to make the roofs of huts." Postmarked postage stamp on recto. Manuscript date on recto, manuscript address on verso.

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Catalog date
[ca. 1913]
Recorded places
Africa; Congo (Brazzaville)
Recorded subjects
Households; Labor; Vernacular architecture; Transportation
Format and extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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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: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 1985-140864

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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