Daba Kamara shaping clay pots, Kamanda Village, Sierra Leone

SOURCE

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EXTENT

1 Slide (col.)

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

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, "Kamanda (Mandia) Village in the Old Kamuke Chiefdom of Bafodea. Daba Kamara making pots. Pot making used to be very common in Bafodea and Kamuke chiefdoms, as sherds at old village sites attest, but it is now almost extinct. This was the only time in two years I ever encountered it. Adding the sides to the base." [Ottenberg field research notes, Limba Slides and Photographs, October 1978-July 1980].

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Ottenberg, SimonOttenberg, Simon

Photographer : Ottenberg, Simon

Collection Photographer : Ottenberg, Simon

Topics

Simon Ottenberg photographs of Limba and Afikpo PeoplesSimon Ottenberg photographs of Limba and Afikpo Peoples / Series 1: Limba Peoples, Sierra Leone and Guinea / 1.2: Field Research, Year Two / Kamanda Village, Sierra LeoneArtistsPottery

PLACES

Place : AfricaPlace : Sierra Leone

CULTURE

Culture : Limba (African people)

References

Simon Ottenberg photographs of Limba and Afikpo PeoplesLimba Peoples, Sierra Leone and GuineaField Research, Year TwoKamanda Village, Sierra LeoneDaba Kamara shaping clay pots, Kamanda Village, Sierra Leone

LANGUAGES

eng

COPYRIGHT

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.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.

Collection Restrictions : Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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Record Link : https://sova.si.edu/details/EEPA.2005-001#ref4069

Record Id : EEPA.2005-001_ref4069

Identifier : EEPA.2005-001, Item EEPA 2005-0001-2205

Genre/Form : Color slides Local Numbers : 2226/1978-1980 General : Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

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