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Simon Ottenberg

Author of Cultures and Societies of Africa

17 Works 119 Members

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Includes the name: OTTENBERG (Simon)

Works by Simon Ottenberg

Cultures and Societies of Africa (1960) 37 copies

NEW TRADITIONS FROM NIGERIA (Smithsonian Series in Archaeological Inquiry) (1997) 18 copies

Masked Rituals of Afikpo: The Context of an African Art (1975) 13 copies

The Nsukka Artists and Nigerian Contemporary Art (2002) 12 copies

Boyhood Rituals in an African Society: An Interpretation (1989) 9 copies

Double descent in an African society; the Afikpo village-group 6 copies

Leadership and authority in an African society; the Afikpo village-group (1971) 6 copies

Playful performers : African children's masquerades (2006) 3 copies

Seeing with music : the lives of three blind African musicians (1996) 3 copies

Farmers and Townspeople in a Changing Nigeria: Abakaliki during Colonial Times (1905-1960) (2005) 3 copies

Olayinka: A Woman's View: The Life of an African Modern Artist (2013) 2 copies

Igbo Art and Culture and Other Essays (2006) 2 copies

Illusion, Communication, and Psychology in West African Masquerades 1 copy

Explorers Who Never Traveled 1 copy

Simon Ottenberg 1st edit/1 print Double Descent In An African Society The Afikpo Village Group [Hardcover] Ottenberg, Simon [Hardcover] Ottenberg, Simon (1968) 1 copy

Double Descent and Gender Issues in the Cross River Region of Southeastern Nigeria (2022) 1 copy

Double Descent in an African Society: The Afikpo Village-Group (1968) 1 copy

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Washington State Book Award

Masked Rituals of Afikpo: The Context of an African Art (Winner – 1976)

Amaury Talbot Prize for African Anthropology

Masked Rituals of Afikpo: The Context of an African Art (1975)

Double descent in an African society; the Afikpo village-group (1968)

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Works: 17
Members: 119
Popularity: #166,387
Rating: ½ 4.5

ISBNs: 19

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