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Photo of photograph of bowl lid on opon Ifa (not opon Ogboni), National Museum, Lagos

1985

Ila Orangun (Nigeria)

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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.

Photo of photograph of bowl lid on opon Ifa (not opon Ogboni), National Museum, Lagos 61.XI.A6/34 with tag "carved by Arije, Ile Oloriawo, Illa.

Collection
John Pemberton III Collection
Archival grouping
John Pemberton III Collection / Slides / Divination Orisha Eshu
Catalog date
1985
Recorded places
Ila Orangun (Nigeria)
Cataloged creator or photographer
Pemberton, John, III, 1928-2016; Pemberton, Jane G., 1931 -; Fakeye, Lamidi Olonade, 1925 - 2009
Format and extent
1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm)
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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 ↗

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

Catalog reference: EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-2901

Collection: John Pemberton III Collection

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