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Collection Creator:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Drewal, Margaret Thompson  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Culture:
Yoruba (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
1973
Scope and Contents:
Iwoye Gelede mask painted white, blue, an [index card cut off] large horns on ears with criss-cross [] attached in front. This is a humters' [] for night dancint. CArved by Akia[] younger brother to Segbe Osubi. [] have V painted on side. Abaja maris [] cheeks. Hair on crown of head which [] ilare. Ears extend below face on [] form a double flat area. [index card notes p27]. The date on the slide is MAY 73.
Local Numbers:
28-10c I 2 YRB 73
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Copyright held by John and Margaret Drewal. To publish images from this collection, permission must be given by Henry and Margaret Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Art in situ -- Photographs  Search this
Gelede -- Photographs  Search this
Works of art in situ  Search this
Collection Citation:
Henry and Margaret Drewal Photographs, EEPA 1992-028, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-028, Item EEPA 1992-028-00374
See more items in:
Henry John Drewal and Margaret Thompson Drewal Collection
Henry John Drewal and Margaret Thompson Drewal Collection / Nigeria / 1973
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73fb9dded-344f-4eb4-bbed-a3a180f7c713
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-028-ref1000