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Canoes at Ndibe Beach, on the Cross River, Nigeria

African Art Museum

Canoes at Ndibe Beach, on the Cross River, Nigeria
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Object Details

sova.eepa.2000-007_ref582
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75c542471-15fa-47c3-a755-271afded53d5
Local Numbers
O-81/1951-1953 EEPA 2000-070074
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
Transportation
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 2000-007-0074
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, "Ndibe Beach on the Cross-River. It is named after the village of Ndibe, but is a beach for all Afikpo, and for government use as well. Canoes on land, women peeling cassava." [Ottenberg field research notes, O Series,December 1951-March 1953].
"For some Afikpo, fishing is an important seasonal activity, especially in the dry season, when the river is low and it is possible for canoe crews to move about easily and to live on the numerous sandbanks which appear at the time. The Afikpo fishermen spend many months on the river, moving northeast to the border of Cameroun and as far south as the coastal city of Calabar. The Afikpo are very much a trading people. Because they are one of the few Igbo peoples actually living on the river, they are a central point in the redistribution of goods for the region." [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_ref582
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75c542471-15fa-47c3-a755-271afded53d5
EEPA.2000-007
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536864686513-1536864686716-0

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