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John Pemberton III Collection

National Museum of African Art

Object Details

Photographer
Pemberton, John, III, 1928-2016
Pemberton, Jane G., 1931 -
Fakeye, Lamidi Olonade, 1925 - 2009
Place
Ila Orangun (Nigeria)
Topic
Royalty -- Africa
Palaces
Government and politics -- chiefs
Orisha religion
Shrines
Festivals
Masquerades
Islam
Christianity
Provenance
Donated by John Pemberton III, 2014 and 2016.
Photographer
Pemberton, John, III, 1928-2016
Pemberton, Jane G., 1931 -
Fakeye, Lamidi Olonade, 1925 - 2009
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John Pemberton III Collection
Extent
1,370 Negatives (photographic) (35 mm, B/W)
42 Contact sheets
3959 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm)
Date
1977-1992
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.2014-003
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Contact sheets
Slides (photographs)
Citation
John Pemberton III Collection, EEPA.2014-003, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of color 35 mm slides, B/W negatives and contact sheets taken by John Pemberton III during his field research in Nigeria from 1977-1992, which focus primarily on the Ila-Orangun region. Images depict scenes of towns and people; monarchy, palace and chiefs; Orisha shrines and festivals; divination and sacrifice; masquerades; Christianity and Islam; and art and artists. Some images of Lagos, Ibadan, Oshogbo, Ile-Ife, and Ekiti.
Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1706884500646-1706884500879-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo792658806-9e66-4922-b342-29df57e61464

In the Collection

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  • Women singing iwi and dancing

  • Chief Obaloja, with chiefs and egungun from related compounds, process to Ile Aworo-oshe, greet priest and dance around odu Oshoosi

  • Oba William Adetona Ayeni's Isule at Ile Tojokun

  • Priestesses of orisha Oko outside the orisha Oko shrine of the Laguna, Oyo

  • Preparation of indigo dye and dying cloth, Ile Oloponda

  • Older egungun carved headdress, Ile Obafa

  • Palace reception room

  • Drying dyed cloths

  • Ibadan University campus

  • Oba of Erinmope, Bale Onilu, Chief Oloyin

  • Samuel Fadeyi wearing asho alaaro, Ile Aren

  • 1950 photo of Shango devotee, Ile Inurin

  • Isinro by Oba, Chiefs, and townspeople at Ile Odoode

  • Orisha Oko shrine, priestess, Oguolape Aweni, opa with beaded cover, Ile Jengbe

  • Isule at palace by Princes of Igbonnibi Ruling House

  • Carpentry

  • Chiefs and townspeople leaving Ojubara quickly

  • Egungun Elewe rehearsing at palace

  • Ikegbe chiefs processing to palace and greeting Oba William Adetona Ayeni

  • Egungun Elewe rehearsing at palace

  • Performers at Epa Festival in Otun, Ekiti

  • Orisha Oko shrines in Ila not documented

  • Egungun Elewe rehearsing at palace

  • Priests passing by mosque and through Oba's Market

  • Isinro by Oba, Chiefs, and townspeople at Ile Odoode

  • Iwa Aso at palace front and town center

  • Egungun Logodu moving about Ile Alapinni

  • Oyewole Akande, the Aworo-oshe, priest of Obatala

  • Following divination, youth carries ritual artifacts covered by red cloth

  • Ila town center

  • Performers at Epa Festival in Otun, Ekiti

  • Isinro by Oba, Chiefs, and townspeople at Ile Odoode

  • Isinro by Oba, Chiefs, and townspeople at Ile Odoode

  • Chief Obaloja, with chiefs and egungun from related compounds, process to Ile Aworo-oshe, greet priest and dance around odu Oshoosi

  • Oba's crowns (adenla)

  • Eshu shrine figures, Ile Obasaba

  • Kolawole Hotel exterior

  • Photo of priestess (d. 1961) and first owner of ewu Alarere, Ile Amowoyagi

  • Women carrying fire wood to Ile Oloponda

  • Isinro by Oba, Chiefs, and townspeople at Ile Odoode

  • Carved egungun headdress, Ile Esafin

  • Kolawole Hotel exterior

  • Street scenes, Iperin Quarter

  • Chief Ali

  • Oba William Adetona Ayeni's Isule at Ile Tojokun

  • Imuarugbo at Ile Obalumo

  • Agbeni Shango shrine, Ibadan

  • Isedo Street blacksmith stall

  • Lebanon Street Cloth Market, Ibadan

  • Isule at palace by Princes of Igbonnibi Ruling House

  • Isule at palace by Princes of Igbonnibi Ruling House

  • Oba William Adetona Ayeni's Isule at Ile Tojokun

  • Young Fadeyi

  • Ikegbe chiefs processing to palace and greeting Oba William Adetona Ayeni

  • Oba William Adetona Ayeni, Orangun-Ila

  • Diagrams of the three parts of the festival, the location of groups, and the movement of principals

  • Isunsulefa: gathering and feasting of Ila's diviners at palace

  • Chief Obaloja arrives, addressed by Ese Orun and dances around shrine

  • Ritual offerings

  • Cooking food, Ile Aren

  • Sukungbengbe by Queens at Oba's Market and Ile Odoode

  • Painting starch designs with chicken feathers

  • Oshun forest shrine in Oshogbo created by Oshogbo artists

  • Iwa Aso at palace front and town center

  • ere ibeji (66.3.40) in National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria

  • Cultural Arts Center under construction, Ibadan

  • Isinro by Oba, Chiefs, and townspeople at Ile Odoode

  • Chief Elemona

  • Ibadan University campus

  • Egungun Owolewa entering palace courtyard and receiving a gift

  • Woman of Fedeyi's house, Ile Aren

  • Agbeni Shango shrine, Ibadan

  • Priestesses processing to houses of senior chiefs

  • Orisha Oko shrine recreated outside by priestess, Ile Obajoko

  • Ifa priests dancing outside Oloriawo's house

  • Isinro by Oba, Chiefs, and townspeople at Ile Odoode

  • Diviner in Orisha Oko shrine in forest outside Iwo

  • D.G. Taiwo's office, Isedo St.

  • Orisha Oko shrine, priestess, Oguolape Aweni, opa with beaded cover, Ile Jengbe

  • Courtyard in Iwo

  • Orisha Oko shrine, priestess, opa orisha Oko, Ile Obebe

  • Egungun Gbokofobi moves about courtyard

  • Victoria Ayeni, a junior queen of Oba William Adetona Ayen

  • The architectural development of the University of Ife (Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile Ife, Osun State by 1980

  • Odun Egungun Onise Oloponda stands in the doorway of house

  • Solo performance by Alapinni Egungun Elewe

  • First performance of Isagun. Oba William Adetona Ayeni dances at Eshu shrine at palace gate to inner courtyard

  • Egungun Elewe rehearsing at palace

  • Dominican Community, Ibadan

  • Priest with tethered goat for sacrifice to orisha Osanyin, Ile Obajoko

  • Selecting goat for sacrifice

  • Eshu shrine, Adetohun Elemoso, owner of shrine, Ile Elemukan

  • Felicia Abimbola, wife of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ife, and another woman near the Well of Moremi, shrine in the Garden in the Palace of the Ooni of Ife

  • Bello, carver, holding oshe Shango, Ile Ore

  • Shrine for orisha Shango at Koso

  • Chief's staff resting on odu egungun

  • Imuarugbo at Ile Obalumo

  • Egungun Shangoleledun, Ile Olorionishango

  • Sukungbengbe by Queens at Oba's Market and Ile Odoode

  • Muslim clerics praying at Palace

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