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Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1068 Slides (photographs) (color)

Container:

Item 1068

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Nigeria

Africa

Date:

between 1951-1960

Summary:

Photographs taken by Simon Ottenberg in Southeastern Nigeria within the Afikpo Village Group, at the time a group of 22 Eastern Igbo villages (sometimes considered part of the Cross River Igbo grouping) in southeastern Nigeria, while on a pre-doctoral Social Science Research Grant from December of 1951 through March of 1953 and during field research from September of 1959 to December of 1960. Also included are photographs taken from June of 1960 to December of 1960 of Abakaliki, a town and the administrative center of the northestern Igbo people, north of Afikpo. According to Dr. Ottenberg in his publication about masked Afikpo rituals, "The Afikpo belong to an Igbo subgroup called Ada or Edda (Forde and Jones 1950, pp. 51-56), which includes the Okpaha, Edda, Amaseri, and Unwana village-groups, all of which border on the Afikpo, and the Nkporo and Adaeze, both short distances away" (Masked Rituals of Afikpo, 1975, p. 3).

Arrangement note:

Images indexed by slide number.

Related Archival Materials note:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Shrines  Search this

Masquerades  Search this

Marketplaces  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Masks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo729424195-b334-476e-8755-707d2b5841ad

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-2000-007

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

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, "Afikpo Eke market, early January 1960. Pottery section." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"The major Afikpo trading center is eke market, named for the day on which it meets. It is one of a connected series of markets found in adjoining village-groups to the west and north, which generally meet on different days of the four-day Igbo week. Men and women from Afikpo trade regularly in almost all of these markets. While they contain similar goods, they differ in price and the available quantities of certain products. The authority of the female elders is almost exclusively concerned with the control of trade. They regulate the price of cassava meal (gari) at the market and the number and types of pots that a woman can sell there in one day" [Ottenberg S., 1968: Double Descent in an African Society; the Afikpo Village-Group. University of Washington Press].

Local Numbers:

275/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070492

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Marketplaces  Search this

Pottery  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0492

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7886ee329-cd33-47d3-b55f-31d046de5427

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1000

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

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, "Afikpo Eke market, early January 1960. Palm kernels for sale." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"The major Afikpo trading center is eke market, named for the day on which it meets. It is one of a connected series of markets found in adjoining village-groups to the west and north, which generally meet on different days of the four-day Igbo week. Men and women from Afikpo trade regularly in almost all of these markets. While they contain similar goods, they differ in price and the available quantities of certain products. The authority of the female elders is almost exclusively concerned with the control of trade. They regulate the price of cassava meal (gari) at the market and the number and types of pots that a woman can sell there in one day" [Ottenberg S., 1968: Double Descent in an African Society; the Afikpo Village-Group. University of Washington Press].

Local Numbers:

276/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070493

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Marketplaces  Search this

Households  Search this

Women  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0493

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo731060ed4-2f10-4184-91d6-567de0354e92

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1001

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

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, "Afikpo Eke market, early January 1960. Pottery section." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"The major Afikpo trading center is eke market, named for the day on which it meets. It is one of a connected series of markets found in adjoining village-groups to the west and north, which generally meet on different days of the four-day Igbo week. Men and women from Afikpo trade regularly in almost all of these markets. While they contain similar goods, they differ in price and the available quantities of certain products. The authority of the female elders is almost exclusively concerned with the control of trade. They regulate the price of cassava meal (gari) at the market and the number and types of pots that a woman can sell there in one day" [Ottenberg S., 1968: Double Descent in an African Society; the Afikpo Village-Group. University of Washington Press].

Local Numbers:

277/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070494

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Marketplaces  Search this

Pottery  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0494

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ab501c10-55db-498e-8d55-707aa85284e2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1002

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

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, "Afikpo Eke market, early January 1960. Cassava (manioc) foo foo balls for sale." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"The major Afikpo trading center is eke market, named for the day on which it meets. It is one of a connected series of markets found in adjoining village-groups to the west and north, which generally meet on different days of the four-day Igbo week. Men and women from Afikpo trade regularly in almost all of these markets. While they contain similar goods, they differ in price and the available quantities of certain products. The authority of the female elders is almost exclusively concerned with the control of trade. They regulate the price of cassava meal (gari) at the market and the number and types of pots that a woman can sell there in one day" [Ottenberg S., 1968: Double Descent in an African Society; the Afikpo Village-Group. University of Washington Press].

Local Numbers:

278/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070495

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Marketplaces  Search this

Households  Search this

Baskets  Search this

Women  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0495

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo713c75474-ddcf-4a0a-b168-bd2c1cc748e6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1003

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

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, "Afikpo Eke market, early January 1960. Pinkish white or white chalk (nzu) for sale, mostly by women from Edda Village-group west of Afikpo, an Igbo group where much chalk is mined." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"The major Afikpo trading center is eke market, named for the day on which it meets. It is one of a connected series of markets found in adjoining village-groups to the west and north, which generally meet on different days of the four-day Igbo week. Men and women from Afikpo trade regularly in almost all of these markets. While they contain similar goods, they differ in price and the available quantities of certain products. The authority of the female elders is almost exclusively concerned with the control of trade. They regulate the price of cassava meal (gari) at the market and the number and types of pots that a woman can sell there in one day" [Ottenberg S., 1968: Double Descent in an African Society; the Afikpo Village-Group. University of Washington Press].

Local Numbers:

279/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070496

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Marketplaces  Search this

Baskets  Search this

Women  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0496

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo742582994-9de3-44e2-b462-40af9c38d02d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1004

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

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, "Goat killed inside entrance to Ezi Agbo compound, Mgbom Village, by a Yoruba man from Ilesha to celebrate birth of a child, born a long time ago away from home. There are a few Yoruba men and women at Afikpo, several in government service." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

Local Numbers:

280/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070497

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Domestic scenes  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0497

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo761e01777-ffe8-492f-b602-55e957cd9734

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1005

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

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, "Afikpo Eke market, early January 1960. Goat and sheep section." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"The major Afikpo trading center is eke market, named for the day on which it meets. It is one of a connected series of markets found in adjoining village-groups to the west and north, which generally meet on different days of the four-day Igbo week. Men and women from Afikpo trade regularly in almost all of these markets. While they contain similar goods, they differ in price and the available quantities of certain products." [Ottenberg S., 1968: Double Descent in an African Society; the Afikpo Village-Group. University of Washington Press].

Local Numbers:

281/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070498

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Marketplaces  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0498

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo767e66738-be63-46a4-8feb-19d4d87ec53a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1006

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

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, "Afikpo Eke market, early January 1960. Smith's articles for sale, across the road from the market. Fire stands, hoe blades, brackets for canoe, yam tester (iron rod to tell whether boiled or cooked yam is done), yam hoe blade." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"The major Afikpo trading center is eke market, named for the day on which it meets. It is one of a connected series of markets found in adjoining village-groups to the west and north, which generally meet on different days of the four-day Igbo week. Men and women from Afikpo trade regularly in almost all of these markets. While they contain similar goods, they differ in price and the available quantities of certain products. Orie is a farm day. The next day, aho, is a small market day. Nkwo, which follows, is also a farm day. This is followed by eke, the major Afikpo market day, when no farm work is done." [Ottenberg S., 1968: Double Descent in an African Society; the Afikpo Village-Group. University of Washington Press].

Local Numbers:

282/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070499

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Marketplaces  Search this

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0499

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c995067d-c8e6-4a00-9120-86973a0e27ac

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1007

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

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, "Afikpo Eke market, early January 1960. Old lorry section." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"The major Afikpo trading center is eke market, named for the day on which it meets. It is one of a connected series of markets found in adjoining village-groups to the west and north, which generally meet on different days of the four-day Igbo week. Men and women from Afikpo trade regularly in almost all of these markets. While they contain similar goods, they differ in price and the available quantities of certain products. Orie is a farm day. The next day, aho, is a small market day. Nkwo, which follows, is also a farm day. This is followed by eke, the major Afikpo market day, when no farm work is done." [Ottenberg S., 1968: Double Descent in an African Society; the Afikpo Village-Group. University of Washington Press].

Local Numbers:

283/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070500

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Marketplaces  Search this

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0500

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c0477497-c525-444f-a7e9-4ad5f668ab66

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1008

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

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, "Okpani, the diviner (dibia) at Mamgballa Village, Okpani. Such signs are common. The British registered diviners and herbalists given them a special status. Each has a registration number. But most at Afikpo not so registered." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

Local Numbers:

284/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070501

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Medicine  Search this

Signs and signboards  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0501

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73235f42c-6239-4526-9771-88f6ae885d00

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1009

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

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, "Afikpo Eke market, early January 1960. Market area from near the Why Worry Bar and Hotel across the street. Note the lumber, which is probably all hand-sawed." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"The major Afikpo trading center is eke market, named for the day on which it meets. It is one of a connected series of markets found in adjoining village-groups to the west and north, which generally meet on different days of the four-day Igbo week. Men and women from Afikpo trade regularly in almost all of these markets. While they contain similar goods, they differ in price and the available quantities of certain products. Orie is a farm day. The next day, aho, is a small market day. Nkwo, which follows, is also a farm day. This is followed by eke, the major Afikpo market day, when no farm work is done." [Ottenberg S., 1968: Double Descent in an African Society; the Afikpo Village-Group. University of Washington Press].

Local Numbers:

285/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070502

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Marketplaces  Search this

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0502

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75cc0b192-5123-444c-8dc8-43f8d67a00d3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1010

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

Scope and Contents:

This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg while he was conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from September 1959 to December 1960.

Original caption reads, "Our cook-steward Johnny and son Leonard and sheep outside our home at MacGregor College, the Presbyterian Teachers' Training College at Afikpo, normally a tutor's home." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

Local Numbers:

287/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070503

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs  Search this

Education  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0503

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo764f437da-8ecd-4b1a-9aa5-dd94c8636fd5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1011

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

Scope and Contents:

This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg while he was conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from September 1959 to December 1960.

Original caption reads, "Vote for the second-class Afikpo chief at the Afikpo Native Court. Elders favoring Anthony Onye returning to court and being counted by the Assistant District Officer, Mr. Unaka, on way into the court. Unaka is Igbo, married to an African-American." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

Local Numbers:

288/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070504

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0504

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70b9cd20e-608f-4de7-9693-dec24e9ba54e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1012

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

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 caption reads, "Osisake ceremony, Amebo ward square, Mgbom Village." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

Local Numbers:

289/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070505

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Shrines  Search this

Baskets  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0505

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo708f159dd-244a-48e6-91fb-2513046724a1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1013

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

Scope and Contents:

This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg at the Oje Ogwu ceremony presented on the eke day of 3 January 1960 in the main common of Ukpa Village. Dr. Ottenberg was conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from September 1959 to December 1960.

Original caption reads, "Oje Ogwu ceremony at Ukpa Village. Note the different styles of dresses. String netted masks. Musicians wearing the same, some with dry leaves, some with fresh ones, some with feathers, some without. Some use porcupine quills. Ebi is what dress called if wear porcupine quills, okpu ebuba (hat-feather) is what call other musicians with feathers in hats." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"Oje Ogwu is a play performed in only a few common villages each year. It is a net-masked dance of about thirty players accompanied by musicians also wearing net face coverings. Most of the Ezi Akane secret society members from the age group of boys and young men took part in the actual rehearsals and performances. The Oje Ogwu dance is simpler than the Okumkpa play or the Njenji masked parade. It takes a short period of time to perform and is based on only a few contrastive elements. There are the three types of costumes, each of which has special movements and activities associated with it. The Oje Ogwu is not particularly associated with a specific festival, but rather with a season." [ Ottenberg, 1975: Masked rituals of Afikpo, the context of an African art; Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1975].

The photograph depicts akopia eka (knock-hand) musicians as well as ebulu players, entering the village common. The musicians all wore a dark brown net mask with black lines on it, and a variety of head coverings. Some had porcupine quill hats (ebi) and some headpieces of feathers, called okpu ebuba (hat-feather). Most of them played the single-piece iron gong, egele; a few had the wooden ekwe gong, and several others just hit two sticks together.

Local Numbers:

290/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070506

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Masquerades  Search this

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa  Search this

Masks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0506

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Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7225e09b6-5821-4b86-8a3e-4218f56873ad

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1014

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

Scope and Contents:

This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg at the Oje Ogwu ceremony presented on the eke day of 3 January 1960 in the main common of Ukpa Village. Dr. Ottenberg was conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from September 1959 to December 1960.

Original caption reads, "Oje Ogwu ceremony at Ukpa Village. Note the different styles of dresses. String netted masks. Musicians wearing the same, some with dry leaves, some with fresh ones, some with feathers, some without. Some use porcupine quills. Ebi is what dress called if wear porcupine quills, okpu ebuba (hat-feather) is what call other musicians with feathers in hats." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"Oje Ogwu is a play performed in only a few common villages each year. It is a net-masked dance of about thirty players accompanied by musicians also wearing net face coverings. Most of the Ezi Akane secret society members from the age group of boys and young men took part in the actual rehearsals and performances. The Oje Ogwu dance is simpler than the Okumkpa play or the Njenji masked parade. It takes a short period of time to perform and is based on only a few contrastive elements. There are the three types of costumes, each of which has special movements and activities associated with it. The Oje Ogwu is not particularly associated with a specific festival, but rather with a season." [ Ottenberg, 1975: Masked rituals of Afikpo, the context of an African art; Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1975].

The photograph depicts ebulu players, entering the village common. The ebulu players are the poorer and generally younger dancers who move only as a dancing group. Their costumes involve a similar body costume and net mask to the erewe, but the headpiece differs. On the head is worn a red cloth, which is peaked and surrounded by feathers, more vertically oriented.

Local Numbers:

291/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070507

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Masquerades  Search this

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa  Search this

Masks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0507

See more items in:

Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo743eb2151-0eac-4ffb-8336-818c92412ce6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1015

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

Scope and Contents:

This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg at the Oje Ogwu ceremony presented on the eke day of 3 January 1960 in the main common of Ukpa Village. Dr. Ottenberg was conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from September 1959 to December 1960.

Original caption reads, "Oje Ogwu ceremony at Ukpa Village. Note the different styles of dresses. String netted masks. Musicians wearing the same, some with dry leaves, some with fresh ones, some with feathers, some without. Some use porcupine quills. Ebi is what dress called if wear porcupine quills, okpu ebuba (hat-feather) is what call other musicians with feathers in hats." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"Oje Ogwu is a play performed in only a few common villages each year. It is a net-masked dance of about thirty players accompanied by musicians also wearing net face coverings. Most of the Ezi Akane secret society members from the age group of boys and young men took part in the actual rehearsals and performances. The Oje Ogwu dance is simpler than the Okumkpa play or the Njenji masked parade. It takes a short period of time to perform and is based on only a few contrastive elements. There are the three types of costumes, each of which has special movements and activities associated with it. The Oje Ogwu is not particularly associated with a specific festival, but rather with a season." [ Ottenberg, 1975: Masked rituals of Afikpo, the context of an African art; Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1975].

The photograph depicts erewe players, holding a long stick in their right hands while entering the dancing area for the first time. The erewe players are the better and generally older dancers who perform individually as well as in the group. Their characteristic headgear consists of long, black feathers pointing out in different directions from the top of the head, which move about with some freedom. Interspersed with them are shorter feathers dyed a bright pink.

Local Numbers:

292/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070508

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Masquerades  Search this

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa  Search this

Masks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0508

See more items in:

Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79353d0a1-f0a7-46bb-af1b-59da45bea3c1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1016

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

Scope and Contents:

This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg at the Oje Ogwu ceremony presented on the eke day of 3 January 1960 in the main common of Ukpa Village. Dr. Ottenberg was conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from September 1959 to December 1960.

Original caption reads, "Oje Ogwu ceremony at Ukpa Village. Note the different styles of dresses. String netted masks. Musicians wearing the same, some with dry leaves, some with fresh ones, some with feathers, some without. Some use porcupine quills. Ebi is what dress called if wear porcupine quills, okpu ebuba (hat-feather) is what call other musicians with feathers in hats." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"Oje Ogwu is a play performed in only a few common villages each year. It is a net-masked dance of about thirty players accompanied by musicians also wearing net face coverings. Most of the Ezi Akane secret society members from the age group of boys and young men took part in the actual rehearsals and performances. The Oje Ogwu dance is simpler than the Okumkpa play or the Njenji masked parade. It takes a short period of time to perform and is based on only a few contrastive elements. There are the three types of costumes, each of which has special movements and activities associated with it. The Oje Ogwu is not particularly associated with a specific festival, but rather with a season." [ Ottenberg, 1975: Masked rituals of Afikpo, the context of an African art; Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1975].

The photograph depicts akopia eka (knock-hand) musicians as well as ebulu players, entering the village common. The musicians all wore a dark brown net mask with black lines on it, and a variety of head coverings. Some had porcupine quill hats (ebi) and some headpieces of feathers, called okpu ebuba (hat-feather). Most of them played the single-piece iron gong, egele; a few had the wooden ekwe gong, and several others just hit two sticks together.

Local Numbers:

293/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070509

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Masquerades  Search this

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa  Search this

Masks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0509

See more items in:

Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo703ef0adc-3ab6-49b0-a8f7-8b6799ace3f7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1017

Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

1959-1960

Scope and Contents:

This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg at the Oje Ogwu ceremony presented on the eke day of 3 January 1960 in the main common of Ukpa Village. Dr. Ottenberg was conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from September 1959 to December 1960.

Original caption reads, "Oje Ogwu ceremony at Ukpa Village. Note the different styles of dresses. String netted masks. Musicians wearing the same, some with dry leaves, some with fresh ones, some with feathers, some without. Some use porcupine quills. Ebi is what dress called if wear porcupine quills, okpu ebuba (hat-feather) is what call other musicians with feathers in hats." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].

"Oje Ogwu is a play performed in only a few common villages each year. It is a net-masked dance of about thirty players accompanied by musicians also wearing net face coverings. Most of the Ezi Akane secret society members from the age group of boys and young men took part in the actual rehearsals and performances. The Oje Ogwu dance is simpler than the Okumkpa play or the Njenji masked parade. It takes a short period of time to perform and is based on only a few contrastive elements. There are the three types of costumes, each of which has special movements and activities associated with it. The Oje Ogwu is not particularly associated with a specific festival, but rather with a season." [ Ottenberg, 1975: Masked rituals of Afikpo, the context of an African art; Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1975].

The photograph depicts akopia eka (knock-hand) musicians as well as ebulu players, entering the village common. The musicians all wore a dark brown net mask with black lines on it, and a variety of head coverings. Some had porcupine quill hats (ebi) and some headpieces of feathers, called okpu ebuba (hat-feather). Most of them played the single-piece iron gong, egele; a few had the wooden ekwe gong, and several others just hit two sticks together.

Local Numbers:

294/1959-1960

EEPA 2000-070510

General:

Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Other Archival Materials:

Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

Topic:

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Masquerades  Search this

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa  Search this

Masks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0510

See more items in:

Simon Ottenberg photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74e042ce3-f169-4c88-9c3e-7f285750c0bd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2000-007-ref1018