Object Details
sova.eepa.2000-007_ref592
- Local Numbers
- O-94/1951-1953 EEPA 2000-070084
- 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
- Cultural landscapes
- Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
- Photographer
- Ottenberg, Simon
- Culture
- Igbo (African people)
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- Simon Ottenberg photographs
- 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 2000-007-0084
- 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, "Bringing out coconuts in bird shrine ceremony for new initiates (boys)." [Ottenberg field research notes, O Series,December 1951-March 1953].
- "The initiation rituals vary from village to village not only in terms of whether they are for a man's eldest or younger sons, but in the length of time they take and in their details. There is an underlying level of ceremonies taken over from the indigenous Ego, to which have been added further rituals derived from the Aro and other Igbo." [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.
EEPA.2000-007_ref592
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EEPA.2000-007
EEPA
- Record ID
- ebl-1536864686513-1536864686718-0