Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Ruines de l'ancienne case des sacrifices Zagnanado
[ca. 1908]
Africa; Benin
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 rectangular building decorated with bas-relief. Printed text on recto reads: "Ruines de l'ancienne case des sacrifices - Zagnanado." Translated caption reads: [Ancient Ruins of Sacrificial Compartments]. Postage stamp and postmark on recto. Signature on recto. Printed text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Ce cote est exclusivement reserve a l'addresse." Address and postmark on verso, date reads: "10.11.08." Additional manuscript on verso.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
- Catalog date
- [ca. 1908]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Benin
- Recorded subjects
- Cultural landscapes; Works of art in situ; Bas-relief; Vernacular architecture -- 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 DM 1985-144033
Collection: African Postcard Collection