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Elders feasting during the upward movement of the Afikpo age grades, Amaizu Village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria

Catalog Data

Photographer:
Ottenberg, Simon  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Ottenberg, Simon  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Culture:
Igbo (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
1959-1960
Scope and Contents:
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].
Local Numbers:
504/1959-1960 EEPA 2000-070708
General:
Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Other Archival Materials:
Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Households  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Baskets  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Identifier:
EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0708
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Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo77d313375-70ea-43db-b6ea-41a3c5326862
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1216