Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Nigeria

Africa

Date:

1970

Scope and Contents:

Original title reads,"R9-26, Egungun at Iganna. 7/24/70, Owner: Ago-Are of Iganna, male head with servant of the king hairdo on right."

Publication title reads, "Plate 22. Egungun ancestral masquerade at Iganna, Oyo, illustrating the court messenger harstyle called oba gbile [servant of the king]. Owner: ago-Are compound, one of the five compounds of Iganna which is permitted to contribute court messenger (ilari) to the king. Photograph: July 24, 1970."

Local Numbers:

R9-26

General:

Title source: Marilyn Houlberg and EEPA staff based on slide information

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Email: elisofonarchives@si.edu

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Egúngún (Cult)  Search this

Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this

Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa  Search this

Animals in art -- Monkeys  Search this

Decoration and ornament  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2005-0002-00247

See more items in:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Series 2: Egungun Festivals / Egungun

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b9e25133-b719-4192-a15e-7a6a9d1f9a67

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref1264