Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
The Akarigbo of Shagamu, Shagamu, Nigeria
1975-06-13
African history · place not specified
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Original text on slide reads, "The Akarigbo of Shagamu. Done in Ibadan in 1956. Hangs on the wall because he can't see the picture. He said it was"like a church". He said he never closes the doors. He is Christian".
- Collection
- Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection
- Archival grouping
- Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Ikoyi Cemetery
- Catalog date
- 1975-06-13
- Cataloged creator or photographer
- Houlberg, Marilyn
- Recorded subjects
- Metals in art
- Format and extent
- 1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0367
Collection: Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection