Woman and two children, Abakaliki Town, Nigeria
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- 674/1959-1960 EEPA 2000-070866
- 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
- Portraits
- 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 2000-007-0866
- 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 caption reads, "Scenes at Abakaliki Town. Unknown woman with two children." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part II].
- 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-1536864686513-1536864686860-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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