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Simon Ottenberg holding up a ronco made by a local dyer
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 holding up a ronco made by a local dyer who now works mostly in Freetown; notice the influence of the man's military service in the designs. 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
- Art in situ -- Photographs; Works of art in situ
- 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.1993-028-1817
Collection: Christopher DeCorse photographs