Object Details

Local Numbers

26/10-1992

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

Body arts

Photographer

Ottenberg, Simon

Culture

Igbo (African people)

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Simon Ottenberg photographs of Limba and Afikpo Peoples

Simon Ottenberg photographs of Limba and Afikpo Peoples / Series 2: Afikpo Peoples, Guinea and Nigeria / Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria

Extent

1 Slide (col.)

Date

1992

Custodial History

Donated by Simon Ottenberg, 2000.

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.2005-001, Item EEPA 2005-0001-3745

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 he was invited to receive a chieftaincy title at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from October 11, 1992 to October 20, 1992.

Original caption reads, "Nkosi Ale body designs. These were made for me on the earth by two elderly Afikpo women who remember when they were actually used on the body. They are quite different, I think, in style from the usual Igbo uli or uri body designs. Bit as uli they were temporary, for females." [Ottenberg field research notes, October 1992].

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-1536868297930-1536868298998-4