Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Orishala devotees in market, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria
1973-12-04
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, "Orishala devotees in market. (About twelve and two drummers). Head woman is Ayo tala. One Tun abara Ilishan?. Note- Do woman ever carry red feather?. Since red feather of parrot means witchcraft?. Tuesday or Wednesday which was Market Day. Could be either".
- Collection
- Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection
- Archival grouping
- Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Ilishan-Remo market, Ilishan- Remo
- Catalog date
- 1973-12-04
- Cataloged creator or photographer
- Houlberg, Marilyn
- Recorded subjects
- Marketplaces
- 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 2015-015-1450
Collection: Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection