Skip to content

Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records

Egungan masquerader, Nigeria

1982-03-27

African history · place not specified

COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
Visit the source record ↗

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, "Egungan masquerader. Ogboni and Modern Bread. Can only be worn by Egungun who is member of Ogboni".

Collection
Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection
Archival grouping
Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Ogboni clothes and Itagbe cloth
Catalog date
1982-03-27
Cataloged creator or photographer
Houlberg, Marilyn
Recorded subjects
Masquerades
Format and extent
1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)
About this record

This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0091

Collection: Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Continue exploring Series 1

Arts, Music & Culture →

Explore all Series 1 cards →