Boy Christmas performers outside of author's home, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria

Object Details

Local Numbers: 265/1959-1960 EEPA 2000-070487
General: Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Archival Repository: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

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.

Bibliography: Masked rituals of Afikpo, the context of an African art; Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1975. Fig. 29; p.59. [published in connection with an exhibition shown at the Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, May 24-June 21, 1975].

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, "Boy Christmas performers in front of our home. The red mask is in Ibibo style, possibly made at Afikpo, possibly purchased in Ibibio country at Ikot Ekpene, the craft market or elsewhere. Children perform at Christmas for gifts." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].; Publication title reads, "Young masqueraders outside of author's home during the 1959 Christmas season at Afikpo. The mask is a modern Ibibio, probably made outside of Afikpo."

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.