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"Charmeur de serpents" [Snake charmer], Banhileu, Côte d'Ivoire

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Côte d'Ivoire

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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.

Maurice Ascani [printed signature]; République de Côte d'Ivoire[,]65 - Charmeur de serpents[,] Village de BANHILEU; © photo Maurice ASCANI; Reproduction interdite, Photographed by Ascani, Maurice Published by Editions Phocal 01 B.P. 32 ABIDJAN 01 R.C.I.

Collection
Stephen Grant postcards
Archival grouping
Stephen Grant postcards / Côte D'Ivoire
Recorded places
Côte d'Ivoire
Cataloged creator or photographer
Ascani, Maurice
Recorded subjects
Animals; Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Format and extent
1 Postcard (color, 4 x 6 in)
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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 ↗

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Catalog reference: EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0302

Collection: Stephen Grant postcards

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