Decorated Hu Ronko Shirts from Northern Sierra Leone

Birth, Life, and Decline

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ID9023275
AuthorsSimon Ottenberg (Institute of Contemporary Art, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume40
Issue4
Pages14-31
Publication date2007-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Arts (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-9933 • E-ISSN: 1937-2108
PublisherMIT Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1162/afar.2007.40.4.14
OpenAlexW2127439533
LanguageEN
References cited16

December 01 2007 Decorated Hu Ronko Shirts from Northern Sierra Leone: Birth, Life, and Decline Simon Ottenberg Simon Ottenberg Simon Ottenberg carried out field research at Wara Wara Bafodea Chiefdom in 1978–80 and is the author of numerous articles and a book growing out of that work: Seeing with Music: The Lives of Three Blind African Musicians (University of Washington Press, 1996). He has also published extensively on the traditional and contemporary arts of the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria. He is an emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Washington, where he taught for thirty-six years. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Simon Ottenberg Simon Ottenberg carried out field research at Wara Wara Bafodea Chiefdom in 1978–80 and is the author of numerous articles and a book growing out of that work: Seeing with Music: The Lives of Three Blind African Musicians (University of Washington Press, 1996). He has also published extensively on the traditional and contemporary arts of the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria. He is an emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Washington, where he taught for thirty-six years. Online ISSN: 1937-2108 Print ISSN: 0001-9933 © 2007 by the Regents of the University of California.2007 African Arts (2007) 40 (4): 14–31. https://doi.org/10.1162/afar.2007.40.4.14 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Simon Ottenberg; Decorated Hu Ronko Shirts from Northern Sierra Leone: Birth, Life, and Decline. African Arts 2007; 40 (4): 14–31. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/afar.2007.40.4.14 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAfrican Arts Search Advanced Search © 2007 by the Regents of the University of California.2007 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content

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