Oshun priestesses wearing Yatas, Ila Orangun

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.

"Osun priestesses dancing at a festival in Ila-Orangun, Nigeria, 1982." [Abiodun R. Yoruba Art and Language: Seeking the African in African Art. Cambridge University Press; 2014. Figure 33, pp. 90] Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes. Original number, "VIII.D.82.10"(see Vol. IV.B; EEPA 2013-015-2326 to EEPA 2013-015-2385).

Collection

John Pemberton III Collection

Archival grouping

John Pemberton III Collection / Slides / Arts and artists, Ila Orangun / Beadwork

Catalog date

1982

Recorded places

Ila Orangun (Nigeria)

Cataloged creator or photographer

Pemberton, John, III, 1928-2016; Pemberton, Jane G., 1931 -; Fakeye, Lamidi Olonade, 1925 - 2009

Recorded subjects

Festivals; Women priests; Women, Yoruba; Beads; Beadwork, Yoruba; Clothing and dress -- Africa; Clothing -- ceremonial

Format and extent

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm)

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