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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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  • Chief Obala's great grand-daughter, Ile Obala

  • One of the courtyards of the Oyo palace

  • Woman of the Fadeyi house, Ile Aren

  • oshe Shango

  • Exterior of the Afin, Oyo

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

  • Arrival of other egungun

  • Road from Ikirun to Ila

  • Egungun Logodu moving about Ile Alapinni

  • Alapinni places gifts before Orangunigbo

  • Chief Obaloja and crowd watch performance of Egungun Elewe

  • Iwa Aso

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

  • Preparation of indigo dye and dying cloth, Ile Oloponda

  • Seated Senior Chiefs

  • Imuarugbo at Ile Obalumo

  • Installation of Chief Obajoko

  • Alarere shrine, ewu Alarere, Ile Oshun (Ile Olorionioshun)

  • Epa mask called Orangun carved by Bamgboye, Erinmope, Ekiti

  • Imuarugbo at Ile Obalumo

  • Eshu shrine (central object is Eshu Elegba), Ile Ore

  • Lamidi Fakeye's apprentices finishing doors for Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.

  • Oba William Adetona Ayeni's Isule at Ile Tojokun

  • Women singing for Samuel and Falicia's Fadeyi new born son

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

  • Oba's Market, drying rodents

  • Madame Fadeyi, Ile Aren

  • Women wearing adire eleko cloths, Ile Oloponda

  • Obala's egungun practice dancing at Ile Obala

  • Stalls and sellers

  • Bamgboye and Lamidi Fakeye at Bamgboye's home, Odo Owa, Ekiti

  • Chief Adedayo and Egungun Gbeboloja visiting neighboring compounds

  • Chiefs at Ile Obale for meeting regarding Odun Egungun

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

  • Iwa Aso at palace front and town center

  • Asheda and priests cast Ifa at Palace for Oba

  • Imuarugbo at Ile Obalumo

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

  • Oba William Adetona Ayeni's Isule at Ile Tojokun

  • Sellers along road to market

  • Washing and sewing, Ile Aren

  • Olorisha and priestesses returning to compound wearing beaded dance panels

  • an ere ibeji carved in 1978 for Muslim parents

  • Children at Ile Aren

  • Oba William Adetona Ayeni's Isule at Ile Tojokun

  • Drumming and dancing by Palace Elewe at Chiefs Assembly Hall

  • Oshun shrine and Shango priest, Ile Adeo

  • Daughters of Royal families greet the Oba William Adetona Ayeni

  • Arrival of Egungun Logodu, Ile Alapinni

  • Oshun forest shrine in Oshogbo created by Oshogbo artists

  • Diviner in Orisha Oko shrine in forest outside Iwo

  • Saint Mathew Anglican Church

  • Women of lineage group sing, kneel, chant prayers, offer ekuru and kola

  • Imuarugbo at Ile Obalumo

  • Imuarugbo at Ile Obalumo

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

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

  • Royal umbrella over Onise Ijimogodo who bows before door of crown room

  • Devotees of orisha Shango greeting Oshun priestesses

  • Saint Mathew Anglican Church

  • Shrine for Obatala, Ile Aworo-oshe

  • Arrival of hunters and other persons

  • Chief Olawoye receives and conveys messages from Onise Oloponda

  • Market on Ibadan University campus

  • Fields with multiple crops, Ibadan

  • Oba William Adetona Ayeni returns to throne with Chief Elemona and Ojuwa chiefs

  • Ikegbe chiefs feast at Ile Elepa, known as Iwa Iyan; Ojo Awejewemu at Ile Elepa

  • Oshe Shango, Ile Obaro

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

  • Paaka saluting Ogun

  • Road to Ibadan

  • Chanters of ijala

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

  • Women of lineage group sing, kneel, chant prayers, offer ekuru and kola

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

  • Saint Mathew Anglican Church

  • Samuel Fadeyi

  • Iwa Aso

  • Egungun Arowosoju at Ile Alapinni

  • Eshu shrine figures, Ile Obasaba

  • Egungun Shangoleledun, Ile Olorionishango

  • Street scenes, Iperin Quarter

  • Oshun forest shrine in Oshogbo created by Oshogbo artists

  • Egungun Elewe rehearsing at palace

  • Dancer who carries Alapinni's Egungun Logodu

  • Oba William Adetona Ayeni sits on throne on veranda

  • Paaka gathered on palace veranda

  • Eshu Ona, Ile Odoode

  • Hunter's egungun at palace

  • Shagamu street scene

  • Group returns to Ile Obaloja

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

  • Ogun shrines in courtyards of chiefs of hunters

  • Blacksmith, Isedo Quarter

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

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

  • Egungun shrine

  • Imuarugbo at Ile Obalumo

  • Chief Obajoko with Egungun Alagbo

  • Elefon sculpture, Ile Jagun

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Women parading for orisa Sango with drummers, Isedo Quarter
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