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Ibibio Hair. Uton Eku Etine, Cross River, Nigeria

Catalog Data

Creator:
Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (B/W, 35 mm.)
Culture:
Ibibio (African people)  Search this
Ibibio (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Date:
1976-05
Scope and Contents:
Original text on slide reads, "Ibibio Hair. Uton Eku Etine. Can be worn by any bride during her Wedding outing ceremony. The name derives from the two flapping moulds by the ear"
Restrictions:
Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.
Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1095
See more items in:
Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection
Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Hairstyles, Ekoi and Ibibio
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75145ec77-9926-476e-8165-a105aabca0c4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref2707