John Pemberton III Collection
name: label: Photographer
content: Pemberton, John, III, 1928-2016
label: Photographer
content: Pemberton, Jane G., 1931 -
label: Photographer
content: Fakeye, Lamidi Olonade, 1925 - 2009
place: label: Place
content: Ila Orangun (Nigeria)
topic: label: Topic
content: Royalty -- Africa
label: Topic
content: Palaces
label: Topic
content: Government and politics -- chiefs
label: Topic
content: Orisha religion
label: Topic
content: Shrines
label: Topic
content: Festivals
label: Topic
content: Masquerades
label: Topic
content: Islam
label: Topic
content: Christianity
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by John Pemberton III, 2014 and 2016.
creator: label: Photographer
content: Pemberton, John, III, 1928-2016
label: Photographer
content: Pemberton, Jane G., 1931 -
label: Photographer
content: Fakeye, Lamidi Olonade, 1925 - 2009
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content: John Pemberton III Collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1,370  Negatives (photographic) (35 mm, B/W)
label: Extent
content: 42 Contact sheets
label: Extent
content: 3959 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1977-1992
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: EEPA.2014-003
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Negatives (photographic)
label: Type
content: Contact sheets
label: Type
content: Slides (photographs)
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection consists of color 35 mm slides, B/W negatives and contact sheets taken by John Pemberton III during his field research in Nigeria from 1977-1992, which focus primarily on the Ila-Orangun region. Images  depict scenes of towns and people; monarchy, palace and chiefs; Orisha shrines and festivals; divination and sacrifice; masquerades; Christianity and Islam; and art and artists. Some images of Lagos, Ibadan, Oshogbo, Ile-Ife, and Ekiti.