Ceremonies and Festivals, Portraits, Art and Ceremonial Objects, Domestic and Market Scenes
name: label: Collection Photographer
content: Houlberg, Marilyn
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content: Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 759 Slides (photographs) (Binders 10-11)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1969-circa 2005
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: EEPA.2005-002, Series 27
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Slides (photographs)
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: [EEPA 2005-002-5810 - EEPA 2005-002-6567]
label: Scope and Contents
content: The majority of the ceremonial photos are of the Twin and Shango Ritual, but there are also images of Ibeji and Idowu rituals.  Additionally, there are scattered images of markets and everyday life.  Photos were taken primarily in Ilishan, Egbe, Ora, Togo, Itasa, Ikenne, Lagos, and Ila-Orangun.  Peoples depicted include Yoruba, Ila, and Ewe.