This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg while conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from September 1959 to December 1960.
Original caption reads, "The old Ekpe Uke Eto age grade being feasted by the new Ekpe Uke Eto at Amaizu village, off of Okpoota." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part II].
Publication caption reads, "Elders feasting the upward movement of the Afikpo age grades. Baskets in the center hold balls of yam fufu, and in the bowls is a soup into which pieces of the fufu are dipped before they are eaten."
Local Numbers:
503/1959-1960
EEPA 2000-070707
General:
Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
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Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
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