Bearded man wearing braided circlet, Congo, ca. 1920-1940

Published/Created:

Congo, Africa
1920-1940

Notes:

Missions de Scheut. Congo. : Viellard coiffe de la couronne de deuil. A gray-bearded man is shown from the chest upward. He wears a circlet braided out of some fibrous material.
The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Missions de Scheut - Cte Ch. Post. 1269.90"
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.

Topics:

Customs and traditions

Accession Number:

IMP-YDS-RG101-023-0000-0100

Genre:

photographic postcards (AAT)
photographs (AAT)
portraits (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Public

Source Creator:

Yale Divinity Library Special Collections. Divinity School. Day Missions Library

Source Title:

Missionary Postcard Collection

Source Created:

1880-1950

Call Number:

RG 101

Box:

23

Yale Collection:

Divinity Library

Digital Collection:

Divinity Library Photographs

OID:

11455878

PID:

digcoll:1016111