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Ahoma pond, near Mgbom village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria

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Ahoma pond, near Mgbom village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria
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Object Details

sova.eepa.2000-007_ref511
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bfd97550-a7ed-49f4-bd9f-70ff49ed46c0
Local Numbers
O-3/1951-1953 EEPA 2000-070003
General
Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Photographer
Ottenberg, Simon
Collection Photographer
Ottenberg, Simon
Place
Africa
Nigeria
Topic
Fishing
Baskets
Natural landscapes
Photographer
Ottenberg, Simon
Culture
Igbo (African people)
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Extent
1 Slide (col.)
Date
1951-1953
Custodial History
Donated by Simon Ottenberg, 2000.
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0003
Type
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
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.
Genre/Form
Color slides
Scope and Contents
This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg while conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from December 1951 to March 1953.
Original title reads, "Ohoma pond, first fishing day for the year, in the dry season, when fishing again permitted and both men and women fish. The fish being held by the man is apopa, the fishing basket is ututu. In the dry season the pond is low enough easily to walk into it to fish." [Ottenberg field research notes, O Series,December 1951-March 1953].
"Two ponds, ahoma and iyi eke, controlled by the descent groups, are open to all Afikpo for fishing part of the year, commencing about January. These public fishing periods, while they do not provide large enough catches for any real commercial rewards, are popular, especially the first day of the new season. The fishing regulations, which forbid the use of canoes and large nets, are established by the groups controlling the ponds, not by the Afikpo elders, but these waters are open to the use of all persons at these times." [Ottenberg S., 1971: Leadership and Authority in an African Society; The Afikpo Village-Group. University of Washington Press].
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Other Archival Materials
Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
EEPA.2000-007_ref511
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bfd97550-a7ed-49f4-bd9f-70ff49ed46c0
EEPA.2000-007
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536864686513-1536864686702-0

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