Skip to main content

Search

My Visit
Donate
Home Smithsonian Institution

Site Navigation

  • Visit
    • Museums and Zoo
    • Entry and Guidelines
    • Maps and Brochures
    • Dine and Shop
    • Accessibility
    • Visiting with Kids
    • Group Visits
      • Group Sales
  • What's On
    • Exhibitions
      • Current
      • Upcoming
      • Past
    • Online Events
    • All Events
    • IMAX & Planetarium
  • Explore
    • - Art & Design
    • - History & Culture
    • - Science & Nature
    • - Innovation & Tech
    • Collections
      • Open Access
      • Snapshot
    • Research Resources
      • Libraries
      • Archives
        • Smithsonian Institution Archives
        • Air and Space Museum
        • Anacostia Community Museum
        • American Art Museum
        • Archives of American Art
        • Archives of American Gardens
        • American History Museum
        • American Indian Museum
        • Asian Art Museum Archives
        • Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art
        • Hirshhorn Archive
        • National Anthropological Archives
        • National Portrait Gallery
        • Ralph Rinzler Archives, Folklife
        • Libraries' Special Collections
    • Podcasts
    • Stories
  • Learn
    • For Caregivers
    • For Educators
      • Art & Design Resources
      • Science & Nature Resources
      • Social Studies & Civics Resources
      • STEAM Learning Resources
      • Professional Development
      • Events for Educators
      • Field Trips
    • For Students
    • For Academics
    • For Lifelong Learners
  • Support Us
    • Become a Member
    • Renew Membership
    • Make a Gift
    • Volunteer
      • Smithsonian Call Center
      • Ambassador Program
      • Museum Information Desk
      • Docent Programs
      • Behind-the-Scenes
      • Digital Volunteers
      • Participatory Science
  • About
    • Our Organization
      • Board of Regents
        • Members
        • Committees
        • Reading Room
        • Bylaws, Policies and Procedures
        • Schedules and Agendas
        • Meeting Minutes
        • Actions
        • Webcasts
        • Contact
      • Museums and Zoo
      • Research Centers
      • Cultural Centers
      • Education Centers
      • General Counsel
        • Legal History
        • Internships
        • Records Requests
          • Reading Room
        • Tort Claim
        • Subpoenas & Testimonies
        • Events
      • Office of Human Resources
        • Employee Benefits
        • How to Apply
        • Job Opportunities
        • Job Seekers with Disabilities
        • Frequently Asked Questions
        • SI Civil Program
        • Contact Us
      • Office of Equal Opportunity
        • EEO Complaint Process
        • Individuals with Disabilities
        • Small Business Program
          • Doing Business with Us
          • Contracting Opportunities
          • Additional Resources
        • Special Emphasis Programs
      • Sponsored Projects
        • Policies
          • Combating Trafficking in Persons
          • Animal Care and Use
          • Human Research
        • Reports
        • Internships
    • Our Leadership
    • Reports and Plans
      • Annual Reports
      • Metrics Dashboard
        • Dashboard Home
        • Virtual Smithsonian
        • Public Engagement
        • National Collections
        • Research
        • People & Operations
      • Strategic Plan
    • Newsdesk
      • News Releases
      • Media Contacts
      • Photos and Video
      • Media Kits
      • Fact Sheets
      • Visitor Stats
      • Secretary and Admin Bios
      • Filming Requests

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
See more items in
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

Pages

  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • …
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »
  • Isinro by Oba, Chiefs, and townspeople at Ile Odoode

  • Shelves of ere ibeji (twin figures) in National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria

  • Priest preparing an opa Osanyin at shrine, Ile Obajoko

  • Car Park

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

  • Oba William Adetona Ayeni leaves palace, passes by mosque, through market to Igbo Egungun

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

  • Carpark drivers with branches used as egungun whips

  • Ibadan University campus

  • Elemona (for Oba William Adetona Ayeni) dancing at palace front

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

  • Arrival of Egungun Logodu, Ile Alapinni

  • Egungun Elewe rehearsing dances at palace

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

  • Street scenes

  • Chief Alujon, Ifa priest, Ile Obaloja, Eyinde quarter

  • Oba William Adetona Ayeni enters crown room and returns wearing a conical crown

  • D.G. Taiwo and junior wife

  • Palace doors on front veranda

  • Egungun Elewe rehearsing dances at palace

  • Doors carved for Vice Chancellor's house at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-lfe

  • Kolawole Hotel exterior

  • Priestess with devotees, Iwo

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

  • Egungun passing Ile Obale on way to Igbo Egungun

  • Lamidi Fakeye's photos of steps in carving an ere ibeji

  • Chiefs stand before Oba William Adetona Ayeni, in turn prostrate before him, and pray for him

  • Cultural Arts Center under construction, Ibadan

  • Oba William Adetona Ayeni's Isule at Ile Tojokun

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

  • Imuarugbo at Ile Obalumo

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

  • YMCA group at Saint Mathew Anglican Church

  • Details of Epa headdress

  • Chief Inurin, David Fakeye

  • Dancer of Bomoda at palace

  • veranda posts at Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

  • Priest preparing an opa Osanyin at shrine, Ile Obajoko

  • A woman threading loom, Erinmope, Ekiti

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

  • Diviner and shrine, Iwo

  • A woman threading loom, Erinmope, Ekiti

  • Blacksmith and instruments

  • Priestesses processing to houses of senior chiefs

  • Adedayo, the Olata Ifa, Ile Obanla

  • Shopanna shrine, Ile Obasinkin

  • Isedo Street blacksmith stall

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

  • Senior Chiefs gather on Ile Obale veranda

  • Egungun Elewe rehearsing at palace

  • Samuel Fadeyi wearing asho alaaro, Ile Aren

  • School youth

  • Chief Ali greeting devotees at Ile Aworo-oshe

  • Carved egungun headdress, Ile Esafin

  • Oshun forest shrine in Oshogbo created by Oshogbo artists

  • Egungun Arowosoju in Alapinni kaa

  • Performers at Epa Festival in Otun, Ekiti

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

  • Egungun Elemoloyi, Ile Orangun

  • Oba William Adetona Ayeni's Isule at Ile Tojokun

  • ere ibeji by Taiwo (left) and Ogunwuyi (right), Ile Obaro

  • Feronke, the Elebi, priestess of Eshu, Ile Obala

  • Headdress of Egungun Elemoloyi

  • Warrior Chiefs gather at Ogun shrine: Ikegbe, Balogun, Ologun

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

  • Details of Epa headdress

  • New painted design on Eshu Elegba, Ile Ore

  • Ewu Alarere stored in bag

  • ere ibeji in National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria

  • Devotees and drummers at Ile Oloshun

  • Priestesses blessing devotees

  • ere ibeji by Taiwo (left) and Ogunwuyi (right), Ile Obaro

  • Performers at Epa Festival in Otun, Ekiti

  • Shelves of ere ibeji (twin figures) in National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria

  • Chief Alapinni conveying messages to Oba William Adetona Ayeni from Onise Ijimogodo

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

  • A woman threading loom, Erinmope, Ekiti

  • Agbeni Shango shrine, Ibadan

  • Bamidele Areogun and friend with Epa sculpture carved by Bamidele Areogun

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

  • Egungun Logodu moving about Ile Alapinni

  • Iwa Aso at palace front and town center

  • Lamidi Fakeye carving a figure of lfa priest for John and Jane Pemberton, Ibadan

  • Child eating

  • Dominican Community, Ibadan

  • Parading and singing for deceased female elder

  • Oshun forest shrine in Oshogbo created by Oshogbo artists

  • Egungun Elewe rehearsing at palace

  • Arugba Shango, Ile Aren

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

  • Stalls and sellers

  • Oshun forest shrine in Oshogbo created by Oshogbo artists

  • Oba William Adetona Ayen and wives

  • Samuel and Felicia Fadeyi, Ile Aren

  • Shrine for Obatala, Ile Aworo-oshe

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

  • Chief Oloyin, wife and child on baptism day, Iperin Quarter

  • Pounding newly woven cloth

  • Osanyin shrine, Ile Aren

  • Asheda and priests cast Ifa at Palace for Oba

Pages

  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • …
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »
Women parading for orisa Sango with drummers, Isedo Quarter
View Slideshow
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer
View Finding aid

Footer logo

Link to homepage

Footer navigation

  • Contact Us
  • Job Opportunities
  • Get Involved
  • Inspector General
  • Records Requests
  • Accessibility
  • EEO & Small Business
  • Shop Online
  • Host Your Event
  • Press Room
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use

Social media links

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn

Get the latest news from the Smithsonian

Sign up for Smithsonian e-news

Get the latest news from the Smithsonian

Email powered by BlackBaud (Privacy Policy, Terms of Use)
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Back to Top