Drawings made by the sculptor Luelu Otta Otta, Ukpa Village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- 118/1988
- 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
- Photographer
- Ottenberg, Simon
- Culture
- Igbo (African people)
- See more items in
- Simon Ottenberg photographs of Limba and Afikpo Peoples
- Simon Ottenberg photographs of Limba and Afikpo Peoples / Series 2: Afikpo Peoples, Guinea and Nigeria / Ukpa Village, Nigeria
- Extent
- 1 Slide (col.)
- Date
- 1988
- Custodial History
- Donated by Simon Ottenberg, 2000.
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.2005-001, Item EEPA 2005-0001-3652
- 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. Photographs by Pa Huff, Hamaidu Mansaray, and Labelle Prussin are restricted. In these cases, the photographer's permission is required for access and publication of images.
- 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 January 30, 1988 to February 5, 1988.
- Original caption reads, "Luelu's designs he uses in carving. Again, it is not especially an Afikpo style." [Ottenberg field research notes, January 1988-February 1988].
- 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536868297930-1536868299030-5
- Metadata Usage
- CC0