Members of 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 Photographic print (albumen., b&w, 20 x 15 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: ca. 1890
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Purchased from 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 1995-170010
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographic prints
label: Type
content: Black-and-white photographs
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Black-and-white photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographic prints
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Full length portrait of two members of the Adamorisha, wearing agbada gowns and aso oke. They participate in an event known as the Eyo festival, or Adamu Orisa.  One member is seated and one standing, dressed for the funeral event to celebrate the memory of the deceased, Lagos, Nigeria, between 1877-1895. Accompanying inscription reads, "Burial Costumes in Lagos." Photographer unknown.