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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:
1973
Scope and Contents:
Original title reads,"SL 7-3, Ilishan, 10/14/73, Sunday, 6 PM, Funeral of traditional woman at Ilishan, Old woman died 12/13 - Sat. and put into ground - floor in the house - at 9 PM, Sun. nite. Plastic windows on side, coffin empty and Egungun collecting money at main intersection at Ilishan."
Local Numbers:
SL 7-3
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
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this
Cultural landscapes  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 2005-0002-00249
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/xo7f5a8cf2f-ff2b-4599-acdf-a943c127e063
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref1266