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, "Trip to Guinea in which I, and my two field assistants, Paul Hamidu Mansaray, and Fatimata Mansaray, drove due north, and eventually met up with Professor Labelle Prussin at Labe in Guinea, who was carrying out art history/artchitectural history research there. At Koin, Guinea. Three gara dyed native cloths purchased by Dr. Labelle Prussin at the market at Koin. Woven by Fula men, dyed by Malinke women." [Ottenberg field research notes, Limba Slides and Photographs, October 1978-July 1980].
Local Numbers:
1809/1978-1980
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.
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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.
