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Simon Ottenberg's field assistant Hamadu wearing a Limba hunter's ronco and an iron device
1980
Africa; Sierra Leone
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Donor notes read: "Simon Ottenberg's field assistant Hamadu wearing a Limba hunter's ronco and an iron device supposedly used by Limba warriors during the Sofa wars; the iron gave some protection and supposedly frightened the enemy. Taken on a trip to visit Simon Ottenberg in Bafodia. April 26-27, 1980. The date on the slide is JUL 80.".
- Collection
- Christopher DeCorse photographs
- Archival grouping
- Christopher DeCorse photographs / Sierra Leone
- Catalog date
- 1980
- Recorded places
- Africa; Sierra Leone
- Cataloged creator or photographer
- DeCorse, Christopher R
- Recorded subjects
- Portraits; Portrait photography -- Africa
- Format and extent
- 1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1816
Collection: Christopher DeCorse photographs