Members of Adamorisha, Lagos, Nigeria

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.

Full length portrait of two members of the Adamorisha, wearing agbada gowns and aso oke. They participate in an event known as the Eyo festival, or Adamu Orisa. One member is seated and one standing, dressed for the funeral event to celebrate the memory of the deceased, Lagos, Nigeria, between 1877-1895. Accompanying inscription reads, "Burial Costumes in Lagos." Photographer unknown.

Collection

West African photographs

Catalog date

ca. 1890

Recorded places

Africa; Lagos (Nigeria)

Recorded subjects

Funeral rites and ceremonies; Clothing and dress -- Africa

Format and extent

1 Photographic print (albumen., b&w, 20 x 15 cm.)

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