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Meeting shed for the senior age grade, Oni Ekara, At Eke market, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria

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Meeting shed for the senior age grade, Oni Ekara, At Eke market, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria
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Object Details

sova.eepa.2000-007_ref829
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e12c7d6c-5d2c-4a4c-872a-d06ab672d486
Local Numbers
99/1959-1960 EEPA 2000-070321
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
Marketplaces
Vernacular architecture
Photographer
Ottenberg, Simon
Culture
Igbo (African people)
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Simon Ottenberg photographs
Extent
1 Slide (col.)
Date
1959-1960
Custodial History
Donated by Simon Ottenberg, 2000.
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0321
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 September 1959 to December 1960.
Original title reads, "Meeting shed for the highest male age grade at Afikpo, Oni Ekara, recently repared by sons of the new Oni Ekara just created. At Afikpo Eke I market on a non-market day." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].
"The Afikpo elders, Nde ici ehugbo (people-old-Afikpo), form one large grade that is the major traditional ruling element in Afikpo today. This elders' grade is divided into three subgrades and age category. Among the three, the senior subgrade, oni ekara, consists of very elderly individuals from various parts of Afikpo. The oni ekara wear knit red woolen caps as a mark of rank. They are considered to be between the living and the dead, and closest to the world of the ancestors. They are greatly respected." [Ottenberg S., 1971: Leader 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_ref829
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e12c7d6c-5d2c-4a4c-872a-d06ab672d486
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EEPA
Record ID
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