Group portrait of members of the 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.

Group portrait of nine members of the Adamorisha, wearing agbada gowns and aso oke. They participate in an event known as the Eyo festival, or Adamu Orisa. Four members are sitting (foreground), and five are standing (background), dressed for the funeral event to celebrate the memory of the deceased, Lagos, Nigeria, between 1875-1895. Accompanying inscription reads, "Burial Costume, Lagos." Photographer unknown.

Collection

West African photographs

Catalog date

[between 1877-1895]

Recorded places

Africa; Lagos (Nigeria)

Recorded subjects

Funeral rites and ceremonies; Clothing and dress -- Africa

Format and extent

1 Print (albumen., b&w, 10.5 x 15.5 cm.)

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