Isinro by Oba, Chiefs, and townspeople at Ile Odoode

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.

"Orangun of Ila-Orangun, Nigeria, 1977...A beaded conical crown, adé, the traditional symbol and vestment of a Yoruba oba's àse, recalls in form and function the ilé-Orí, literally "the house of Ori." [Abiodun R. Yoruba Art and Language: Seeking the African in African Art. Cambridge University Press; 2014. Figure 24, pp. 76] Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes. Original number, "III.C.84.587".

Collection

John Pemberton III Collection

Archival grouping

John Pemberton III Collection / Slides / Odun Oro: Festival for the Oba's Crown

Catalog date

1984-09-08

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

Crowns; Crowns (headdresses); Beads; Beadwork, Yoruba; Yoruba (African people)

Format and extent

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm)

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