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Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this

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Art, American  Search this

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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National Museum of African Art  Search this

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YouTube Videos

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2019-11-04T18:17:31.000Z

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Education  Search this

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Art, African  Search this

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National Museum of African Art

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SmithsonianAfricanAr

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edanmdm:yt_mjrgVtlHVOk

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1983-10-05

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Portrait of woman at Rolls Royce Museum"

General:

Slide No. R1-2

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Portraits  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0315

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Cemeteries and travel

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7420820cc-d5e7-4221-b560-31f93dd1b08d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref1892

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1983-10-05

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Ikoyi Cemetery"

General:

Slide No. R1-30

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Cemeteries  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0316

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Cemeteries and travel

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo799f8ef22-c72f-4696-8725-fcd6ac71c247

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref1893

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1981-04-24

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Statue in Ikoyi Cemetery"

General:

Slide No. R6-13

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Cemeteries  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0317

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Cemeteries and travel

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7005c9d4b-1e0a-4bb5-a1b6-143f1f1ac375

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref1894

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1981-04-24

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Statue in Ikoyi Cemetery"

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Cemeteries  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0359

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Ikoyi Cemetery

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e2d5a622-0fc0-407a-ab42-ba1d9693c9de

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref1937

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1983-10-05

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Standing statue in Ikoyi Cemetery"

General:

Slide No. R1-16

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Cemeteries  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0360

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Ikoyi Cemetery

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7077dda78-7fe0-4dac-b96e-253a0aa29c32

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref1938

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1983-10-05

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Standing statue in Ikoyi Cemetery"

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Cemeteries  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0361

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Ikoyi Cemetery

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f5813ec6-eb93-49ab-b5bf-ed15df302c3e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref1939

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1983-10-05

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Statue above tomb of Adewale Adigun in Ikoyi Cemetery"

General:

Slide No. R1-33

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Cemeteries  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0364

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Ikoyi Cemetery

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo72ecfc561-2228-4c73-ba80-2dcc1904fdc1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref1942

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1983-10-05

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Statue above tomb of Adewale Adigun in Ikoyi Cemetery"

General:

Slide No. R1-32

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Cemeteries  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0378

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Tombs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7eac0ccd4-a3bf-4224-81eb-1bb11cc7fee4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref1958

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1983-10-05

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Statue above tomb of Adewale Adigun in Ikoyi Cemetery"

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Cemeteries  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0379

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Tombs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7272a4656-1c09-4dc6-8a7b-42d86b82c675

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref1959

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1983-10-05

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Statue above tomb of Adewale Adigun in Ikoyi Cemetery"

General:

Slide No. R1-31

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Cemeteries  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0881

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Scenes

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70a63114c-f2b7-45f9-bc63-9f42fdabc946

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref2486

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1983-10-05

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Statue at Ikoyi Cemetery"

General:

Slide No. R1-11

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Cemeteries  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0883

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Scenes

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b8a1d33a-fb57-4c2a-9f59-76a13362ce87

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref2488

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

c. 1967

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Mother of twins sculpture. front view. Nigerian Museum Collection in Lagos. Collected before 1967"

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Sculptures  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0901

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Twins

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76e55e2fe-f30d-4e0d-8000-067693f52209

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref2507

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

c. 1967

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Mother of twins sculpture. back view. Nigerian Museum Collection in Lagos. Collected before 1967"

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Sculptures  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0902

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Twins

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76577a711-1661-4ae7-a008-8c285048764e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref2508

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1983-10-05

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Ikoyi cemetery"

General:

Slide No. R1-28

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Cemeteries  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0940

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Patterned clothing and furniture

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e09e5744-420c-4c6a-9a3e-ad0e1b3e4df0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref2550

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1975-06-16

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Shrine at #4 Moko St. Moko Quarter. For Oluwun, Oshu, and Orihala?. #11"

General:

Slide No. R10-12

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Shrines  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1717

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Photographs in Decor and Street Scenes in Ilorin

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ea0130fe-5911-49b1-8520-c7cedb69d28b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref3363

Creator:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1983-07-01

Scope and Contents:

Original text on slide reads, "Cassette seller outside of Ikoyi hotel. Friday"

General:

Slide No. R6-6

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. To make a research appointment, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. For terms of use, contact Archives staff at elisofonarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Street vendors  Search this

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1722

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Photographs in Decor and Street Scenes in Ilorin

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo780c30d6e-7b56-4cc6-8af3-52309433dd41

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref3368

Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

6567 Slides (photographs) (11 Binders, color)

14 Documents (1 Binder)

1,946 Slides (Color, 35 mm)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Nigerians  Search this

Tuaregs  Search this

Fulani  Search this

Nuba  Search this

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Turkana  Search this

Pokot  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Documents

Slides

Color slides

Photographic prints

Photographs

Place:

Nigeria

Africa

Lagos (Nigeria)

Date:

1961-circa 2005

Summary:

The collection consists of 8,515 color slides taken by Dr. Marilyn Houlberg during various field studies among the Yoruba in southwest Nigeria between 1961 and circa 2007. The images depict Yoruba art and culture with a special focus on artisans, art objects, body arts, costume, festivals, hairstyles, indigenous photography, weaving and textiles. Cultural events depicted include Balufon festivals, Egungun and Gelede masquerades, social events (weddings, christenings, funerals), and religious ceremonies (initiation and animal sacrifice). Also included are various scenes of daily life, architecture, food preparation, markets, portraits and landscapes. Houlberg extensively documented Yoruba artists in the process of creating their art, including carvers Yesufu Ejigboye, Runshewe, and Lamidi Fakeye, as well as the final pieces themselves. Houlberg documentated art in situ, such as Yoruba house posts, shrines, wall art and wood doors and art objects, including Gelede masks, Ibeji (twin) and Eshu figures, Osanyin staffs, and Ogboni and Shango shrines. Manuscript and printed materials, including Houlberg's resume, thesis, and numerous published articles are also available in this collection.

Scope and Contents note:

This 6,567 slide collection documents Houlberg's studies in Southwestern Nigeria spanning from 1961 to circa 2005. In 2015, Houlberg donated an additional 1,948 color slides to the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives. These slides have been added to the EEPA 2005-002 finding aid, bringing the total to 8,515 slides.

The collection primarily includes photos of people, including the Ogboni, Pokot, Yoruba, Turkana and Igbo, shrines, festivals and rituals, art objects, and artists. A particular strength of the collection are photos of Balufon festivals, Egungun and Gelede masquerades, social events (weddings, christenings, funerals), and religious ceremonies (initiation and animal sacrifice). Also included are various scenes of daily life, architecture, food preparation, markets, portraits and landscapes. Houlberg mostly photographed in Ilishan, Ikenne, Ilara, Shagamu, Lagos, Ijebu-Ode, and Egbe.

Houlberg extensively documented Yoruba artists in the process of creating their art, including carvers Yesufu Ejigboye, Runshewe, and Lamidi Fakeye, as well as the final pieces themselves. Houlberg documentated art in situ, such as Yoruba house posts, shrines, wall art, wood doors and art objects, including Gelede masks, Ibeji (twin) and Eshu figures, Osanyin staffs, and Ogboni and Shango shrines. Several Yoruba art forms, including photography, scarification tattoos, and textiles (both cloth and dress), are represented in the collection. Additionally, there are numerous slides of Yoruba hairstyles, many of which she published in her article, Social Hair: Tradition and Change in Yoruba Hairstyles in Southwestern Nigeria.

Yoruba ritual specialists, such as Ife-olu Solaru, Olufunke, and Yesufu Ejigboye, appear frequently throughout the collection. Houlberg documented her many stays with these individuals over the years.

There is also one binder of manuscript and printed materials, including Houlberg's resume, thesis, and numerous published articles.

Arrangement note:

The collection is organized into 29 series according to subject. The series descriptions correspond with particular subjects used in Houlberg's teaching and lectures, and based on donor's notes. All slides were kept in the order in which they were donated.

Series 1: African Hairstyles, circa 1973-1994 (Binder 1; 212 slides)

Series 2: Egungun Festival, 1961-circa 1988 (Binder 1; 362 slides)

Series 3: Gelede, circa 1969-circa 1989 (Binder 2; 301 slides)

Series 4: Ibeji Twins, circa 1969-circa 1990 (Binders 2-3; 854 slides)

Series 5: Ogboni Art Objects and Shrines, circa 1969-circa 1982 (Binder 4; 92 slides)

Series 6: Art Objects Depicting Ogun, circa 1969-circa 1983 (Binder 4; 56 slides)

Series 7: Olojufoforo Art and Festivities, circa 1968-circa 1975 (Binder 4; 21 slides)

Series 8: Yoruba People, Architecture, and Art, circa 1969-circa 1985 (Binder 4; 260 slides)

Series 9: Carving, Art Objects and Artists, and Scenes of Daily Life, circa 1973-circa 1988 (Binder 4; 201 slides)

Series 10: Yoruba Art, circa 1971-circa 1983 (Binder 5; 49 slides)

Series 11: Yoruba Textiles, circa 1973-circa 1983 (Binder 5; 84 slides)

Series 12: Yoruba, Miscellaneous, circa 1967-circa 1989 (Binder 5; 251 slides)

Series 13: African Art, Textiles People, and Dwellings, circa 1963-circa 1983 (Binder 6; 58 slides)

Series 14: Ibo Mbari and Igbo Peoples and Artwork, circa 1967-circa 1985 (Binder 6; 212 slides)

Series 15: Art and Ceremonies, circa 1967-circa 1991 (Binder 6; 493 slides)

Series 16: Body Arts, Nuba People (Sudan) and Fulani and Bororo People (Niger), circa 1973-circa 1979 (Binder 7; 64 slides)

Series 17: People, Scenic Views and Animals of Kenya, Sudan, Angola, and Ghana, circa 1972-circa 1985 (Binder 7; 168 slides)

Series 18: Peoples and Arts of Ghana, Mali, and the Ivory Coast, circa 1966-circa 1992 (Binder 7; 406 slides)

Series 19: Published Maps and Photos, circa 1968-circa 1985 (Binder 8; 70 slides)

Series 20: Nigerian Masks and Art Objects, circa 1967-circa 1978 (Binder 8; 396 slides)

Series 21: Yoruba Festivals, People, and Art in Nigeria, circa 1967-circa 1988 (Binders 8-9; 128 slides)

Series 22: Yoruba Photography and Textiles, circa 1975-circa 1983 (Binder 9; 54 slides)

Series 23: Ife-Olu, Ilishan, circa 1980-circa 1988 (Binder 9; 87 slides)

Series 24: Yoruba Festivals, People, Hairstyles, Ibeji Objects, Eshu Figures, and Oya and Orishala Priests, Priestesses, and Shrines, circa 1966-circa 1988 (Binder 9; 168 slides)

Series 25: Shango, circa 1970-circa 1983 (Binder 10, 162 slides)

Series 26: Ara Festival, 1975 (Binder 10; 174 slides)

Series 27: Ceremonies and Festivals, Portraits, Art and Ceremonial Objects, Domestic and Market Scenes, circa 1969-circa 2005 (Binders 10-11; 759 slides)

Series 28: Yoruba Art Objects, and Domestic, Work, and Festival Scenes, circa 1971-circa 1983 (Binder 11; 104 slides)

Series 29: Manuscript and Printed Materials, 1973-circa 2005 (Binder 12)

Biographical/Historical note:

Artist, anthropologist, and art historian Dr. Marilyn Hammersley Houlberg was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1939. Houlberg received an Associate of Arts degree from Wright Junior College (1959) and a BFA from the University of Chicago (1963). After graduating, she traveled to North Africa and explored Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. In 1964, Houlberg researched Haitian art, religion, and indigenous photography in Haiti and in 1965 was awarded a scholarship for graduate study from the University of Chicago. There she completed her MAT in Art History in 1967. Following graduation, Houlberg worked at the Nigerian Museum in Lagos, where she documented Yoruba sculpture, masquerades, religion, body art, and indigenous photography.

She began her teaching career at the University of Chicago as a lecturer on African art and African civilization, working there from 1971 to 1973. At the University of London, Houlberg earned a Masters in Anthropology, producing the thesis Yoruba Twin Sculpture and Ritual (1973). She also extensively photographed her travels abroad in Yorubaland. Between 1974 and 1990, Houlberg taught at the University of Chicago, Columbia College, Kalamazoo College, and Northwestern University. From 1974 to 2008 she continued teaching at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, lecturing on Yoruba art and ritual in West Africa and the New World, and the art and ritual of Vodou in Haiti.

Houlberg has lectured worldwide at numerous museums and symposiums since 1972, including in Lagos, Nigeria; Jacmel, Haiti; Toronto, Canada; Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; and Cologne, Germany. Her essays have been published in several issues of African Arts. Some of Houlberg's significant publications include Arts of the Water Spirits of Haitian Vodou, in Sacred Waters: Arts for Mami Wata and Other Divinities in Africa and the Diaspora (2008) and Water Spirits of Haitian Vodou: Lasiren, Queen of Mermaids, in Mami-Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and the African-Atlantic World (2008). The exhibition Mami-Wata at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (2009) featured her photographs.

Provenance:

Marilyn Houlberg, 733 West 18th St., Chicago, IL 60616, Donation, 20050320, 2005-0002

Restrictions:

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Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Occupation:

Weavers  Search this

Artists  Search this

Topic:

Shrines  Search this

Masks  Search this

Domestic scenes  Search this

Egúngún (Cult)  Search this

Ethnology -- Nigeria  Search this

Gelede (Yoruba rite)  Search this

Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Marketplaces  Search this

Masquerades  Search this

Ere ibeji  Search this

Works of art in situ  Search this

Art, African  Search this

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Festivals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Photographic prints

Photographs

Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo729173a75-b645-455f-b66b-ae08d0d2102e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-2005-002

Author:

Africa and the Middle East Regional Congress of INSEA (1988 : University of Lagos)  Search this

Subject:

International Society for Education Through Art  Search this

Physical description:

80 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

Type:

Congresses

Place:

Africa

Middle East

Date:

1988

1988?]

Topic:

Art--Study and teaching  Search this

Call number:

N390.A35 A25 1988

N390.A35A25 1988

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_451743