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Adolphus Opara Chief Aderemu Awogemi Akeke, 2009 from ‘Emissaries of an Iconic Religion’ In his series Emissaries of an Iconic Religion, Nigeria’s Adolphus Opara puts together portraits of Yoruba chiefs. He says that traditional religious practices in Nigeria are misrepresented.

Adolphus Opara

Chief Aderemu Awogemi Akeke, 2009

from ‘Emissaries of an Iconic Religion’

In his series Emissaries of an Iconic Religion, Nigeria’s Adolphus Opara puts together portraits of Yoruba chiefs. He says that traditional religious practices in Nigeria are misrepresented.

Notes: 68 2/22/12 — 11:08pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z3iaEwGu4uKE Filed under: #African Art  #Contested Terrains  #Photography  #African Chiefs  #Yoruba 
 
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