37, 38, 39), girls playing a game of "golorgal" with playing board clearly visible (no. The more noteworthy images include Moor women preparing wool for weaving (nos. All the images are captioned by the photographer and include the subjects names as well as the region, date and activity. Portrait images and domestic scenes from Mauritania of Halpoular, Moor and Wolof peoples, mostly women some children and men. Images of objects by identifiable artists include a palace pillar, post and sculpture by Agbonbiofe a door and epa mask by Areogun and a house post and lidded bowl by Olowe of Ise.
There also are images of epa (masquerade) masks gelede (men's society) masks a head of Olokun (a male Yoruba divinity) from Ibadan, Nigeria and Yoruba edan ogboni (bronze staffs) and ibeji (twin figures) from Nigeria. Most of the photographs show sculpture including Benin bronze plaques and hip masks Esie stone sculpture Ifa divination boards, drums, and figures a Kuba ndop (royal statue) in the Kinshasa Museum Nok terra-cotta and wooden figures and Tada bronze figures. There are also images of dances of the Bargesh in northern Nigeria and a masked dance at Nok.Īrchitecture documented includes altars and shrines in Benin and in Oyo, Nigeria a Birom settlement Brazilian-style houses in Porto Novo, Republic of Benin an emir's house in Nigeria a Jarawa village in Nigeria the mosque in Keffi, Nigeria and palaces of Yoruba kings. Nigerian artisans portrayed include a blacksmith in the town of Jebba, a craftsman casting brass at Ijebu-Ode, and a potter at work in Nok.Ĭelebrations and ceremonies documented include the igue oba and itue ceremonies and the festival of leaves in Benin.
The photographs illustrate African cultures and works of art, especially those of the Yoruba in Nigeria. The photographs document William Fagg's extensive survey work in Nigeria and his trips to Benin, Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Zaire.
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