New house and shops construction, Mgbom Village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- 414/1959-1960 EEPA 2000-070627
- 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
- Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs
- Photographer
- Ottenberg, Simon
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- Simon Ottenberg photographs
- Extent
- 1 Slide (col.)
- Date
- 1959-1960
- Custodial History
- Donated by Simon Ottenberg, 2000.
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0627
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Color slides
- 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, "A section of Mgbom Village called Ugwado, in Amebo ward, back of Ezi Itim compound, a newly developing building area along the road through Mgbom Village. New buildings are often erected in back of compounds where small vegetables gardens or palm and other trees exist. West side of the road at Ugwado. Shops and new buildings." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].
- 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-1536864686513-1536864686817-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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