Group portrait of members of the Adamorisha, Lagos, Nigeria
place: label: Place
content: Africa
label: Place
content: Lagos (Nigeria)
topic: label: Topic
content: Funeral rites and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress -- Africa
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content: West African photographs
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Print (albumen., b&w, 10.5 x 15.5 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: [between 1877-1895]
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Donated by Enrica Sturani, 1995.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: EEPA.1995-017, Item EEPA 1995-170022
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Prints
label: Type
content: Photograph prints
label: Type
content: Albumen prints
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photograph prints
label: Genre/Form
content: Albumen prints -- 19th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 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.