Photography and film have been an integral part of my research on the arts of African and African diaspora peoples. More than 14,000 color slides from fieldwork in Africa (1970-1993) are deposited in the Eliot Elisofen Photo Archive of the National Museum of African Art-Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. They are available for study and for reproduction by request from me. I have produced four documentary films (see CV) and am planning more in the future. These are available for purchase. Please contact me for more information.
Click on the images below to view photos and film clips.
- Yoruba Performance
(excerpt from DVD)
- John Eboh: Portrait Of A Traditional Yoruba Carver
(excerpt from DVD)
- Efe/Gelede Ceremonies Among The Western Yoruba
(excerpt from DVD)
- Agemo masquerade headdress
(Ijebu-Yoruba, 1986)
- Yoruba diviner Kolawole Oshitola
(Nigeria)
- Obatala Priestess
(Nigeria, 1982)
- Sango priest
(Ohori-Yoruba, 1978)
- Sango bata drummers
(Nigeria, 1970)
- Sango priests dancing
(Nigeria, 1970)
- Ohori-Yoruba woman with kolo tattoo-scarifications
(Benin, 1975)
- Egungun ancestral masquerade
(Agoue, Benin, 2004)
- Vodun devotees clapping a dance rhythm
(Ouidah, Benin, 2004)
- Artist with his shrine mural
(Benin, 2004)
- Tapestry by Koffi Gahou
(Benin, 2004)
- Mami Wata priestess and friend
(Benin, 2004)