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Agbogo obiogo, the resthouse of Agbogo ward, Ndibe village, Nigeria

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Agbogo obiogo, the resthouse of Agbogo ward, Ndibe village, Nigeria
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Object Details

sova.eepa.2000-007_ref648
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7cd487cd9-1835-48e8-939e-05ad1c530eed
Local Numbers
O-158/1951-1953 EEPA 2000-070140
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
Vernacular architecture
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 2000-007-0140
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, "Obiogo, men's rest house, lower Ndibe Village square." [Ottenberg field research notes, O Series, December 1951-March 1953].
"Mkpoghoro is also called Ndibe, though this term is more correctly applied to its main section. It is by far the biggest Afikpo village, with a total of population of 3,862. Ndibe, composed of two main wards, Agbogo (lower village), Elogo (upper village), and one smaller ward, has, in 1960, a population of 2,040, and the remainder of the village is formed from five subvillages. The evident attraction and domination of its main settlement, Ndibe, in matters of authority and ritual are sufficient for it to be considered one large, influential village." [Ottenberg S., 1968: Double Descent in an African Society; the Afikpo Village-Group. University of Washington Press]. "The Afikpo village is variable in size but its fundamental structure consists of a grouping of major patrilineages, often divided into wards, around a central common or several commons, with its resthouse and ward shrines. The resthouse, the central gathering place for the ward men, is a place to sit and roast yams, and sometimes sleep. From the house they can watch persons come and go in the common and hear the latest news from the other villages, discuss some dispute or case, or learn what plans the Europeans or educated Nigerians are now hatching." [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_ref648
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7cd487cd9-1835-48e8-939e-05ad1c530eed
EEPA.2000-007
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536864686513-1536864686728-2

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