This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg while conducting field research in northern Sierra Leone within Bafodea Town, the capital of Wara Wara Bafodea Chiefdom, while on an Art Historical and Anthropological Field Research from October of 1978 through July of 1980.
Original title reads, "At Kasapena Village, mostly pre-initiation boys activities. Female relatives of boys about to be initiated at Kasapena Village. The villages generally scheduled their boys' initiations so as not to compete with one another. This allowed for many visitors, as was common." [Ottenberg field research notes, Limba Slides and Photographs, October 1978-July 1980].
Local Numbers:
953/1978-1980
General:
Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
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Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
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