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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1706884500646-1706884500879-0
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