John Adetoyese Laoye I, Timi of Ede, Ede, Nigeria

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Object Details

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Citation

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

The photograph depicts John Adetoyese Laoye I, Timi of Ede. "'Alapo Tiemi Tiemi' (he who has a quiver full of arrows) is one of a dozen royal titles that are perpetuated in the town by the descendants of kings who took refuge in Ede in times of wars." [Ulli Beier, 1958: A Year of Sacred Festivals in One Yoruba Town. Nigerian Magazine]. During his trip to Nigeria, Elisofon visited Ede, one of oldest towns of Yoruba people; founded by Timi Agbale to establish a settlement to protect the Oyo caravan route to Benin. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7afe00e03-db63-46e3-b580-f2ac25b1ce13

Local Numbers

EENG-II-27, 36.

General

Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "C 2 Yrb. Yoruba. Nigeria, Ede. The Timi (Alapotirimi) of Ede, John Adetoyese Laoye I (ruled 1946- ) standing on the right. Additional information: 1959 notes. 58482-K78. May 1970. EE. neg.no. II-27, 36." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Nigeria

Topic

Clothing and dress -- Africa

Leaders

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Yoruba (African people)

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Extent

1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)

Date

1970

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 01122

Type

Archival materials

Negatives (photographic)

Black-and-white negatives

Negatives

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Where noted, some images remain under the copyright of Life/Shutterstock. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Black-and-white negatives

Negatives

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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Large EAD

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EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871016008-2

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