IDNO

N.24501.LIN

Description

"The shrine of Oromilla, the God of Good Luck (F on the plan overleaf) is an illustration of high quality for which the Benin builders are famed. The walk around the impluvium (of which only a corner is seen) and the front of the shrine are decorated with cowrie shells, all illustrating scenes from the mythology of Benin". [Printed caption for the book illustration]

Place

W Africa; Republic of Benin

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Lindgren, Ethel John

Date

Collection Name

Lindgren Collection

Source

Lindgren, John Roe

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

The negative comes from a negative envelope numbered C55/2/3/ by the cataloguer. This envelope was inside a Kodak box which has been numbered C55/2/. The latter was in a white box containing prints and negatives of Lindgren and Croft and now numbered C55/.