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Igbo woman working on farming land, near Ndibe village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria

African Art Museum

Igbo woman working on farming land, near Ndibe village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria
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Object Details

sova.eepa.2000-007_ref668
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7638a6046-2fb1-4ed1-82c0-0e4ce1ac6779
Local Numbers
O-187/1951-1953 EEPA 2000-070160
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
Agriculture
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 2000-007-0160
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, "Woman returning from farm with heavy load, Ndibe Village area." [Ottenberg field research notes, O Series, December 1951-March 1953].
"Many of the compact villages that make up Afikpo are within half a mile of others, separated only by a narrow area of groves, farmland, and bush. It is a hilly region. The long broad valleys tend to become swamp during the rainy season, but the best farmlands are there. The practice of planting crops in large mounds of earth prevents their roting during the wetter periods. The afikpo are mainly agriculturists. The basic subsistence crops are yam, coco yam, and cassava, which are also the main cash crop. Yams, the only food grown by the men, are a prestige crop, and play a major role in ceremonials. Cassava, in particular, is a major cash crop for women and may be harvested through the year, but yams are planted during the dry season (February to April), and harvested during the wetter period (september to December)." [Ottenberg, 1968: Double Descent in an African Society; The Afikpo Village-Group, Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1968].
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_ref668
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7638a6046-2fb1-4ed1-82c0-0e4ce1ac6779
EEPA.2000-007
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536864686513-1536864686732-1

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