[nigerianostalgia]

A scene from Wole Soyinka’s The lion and the jewel 1966. Source: royalcourttheatre

More Vintage Nigerian photos

[akuawaist]

Future remembrance - photography and image arts in Ghana. A film by Tobias Wendl and Nancy du Plessis ca 1998.

[blackbeautyro]

fedekortez

[impiloende]

Black is the colour of my true love’s hair - Black star

[thepoetryofascension]

i am consciously manifesting my dreams and in every way, i am elevating my life. i move with divine intention and higher purpose and the universe conspires in favor of my success. extraordinary opportunities are unfolding for me and i know that this is just the beginning.

[a-state-of-bliss]

Lambs Navy Run Calendar 1988 - Ione St. Claire by Byron Newman

[freshthoughts2020]

[ozu-teapot]

Black Panthers (Short) | Agnès Varda | 1968

[kemetic-dreams]

“In Vodou, you serve the Creator, your own self, and the Ancestors and Spirits.”

The picture is from Benin, West Africa. — at Benin #afrakan #vodun

[mellycho]

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[playburo]

Geoff Sean

[commedessgarcons]

Tanerelle and Ant Clemons Photographed by Alex Harper

[welovenappyhair]

@rapidfotos

[mainnetwork]

cc :  “A Ti De (We Have Arrived)” featuring Fatima Ayinde, Bemisoul and Dorcas Adekanbi shot by Oye Diran for Nataal Media

[flyandfamousblackgirls]

Queen Latifah at the 1991 Soul Train Awards

[nigerianostalgia]

Elderly women in Ijebu Igbo dancing. 1979 Vintage Nigeria

[alaayemore-blog]

“Wonderful, amazing, incredible experience in Abeokuta! Such an ancient city full of colors and cultures. I am officially half Yoruba”- Fati Abubakar, photographer of bitsofborno, when she visited Abeokuta. 

[alaayemore-blog]

Picture:Yoruba woman with hair wrapped in black thread, Ife, Nigeria | ©Eliot Elisofon. 1970.

[itanproject]

My Time in Ogidi-Ijumu came to an end yesterday. With the indigo pit finally ready I was able to dye the threads and the textiles I was preparing over the previous weeks. For so many people Nigerian (and by extension all west african) textiles bring to mind wax print ankara cloth, but for me and the other artisans at the Nike Art Center in Ogidi  the ancient arts of  Adire Oniko Adire Eleko, Aso-ofi and Aso-oke are at the core of the long and rich tradition of adornment. I would like to thank Mrs. Agnes Umeche for being such a patient and fantastic teacher I cant wait to share what you have taught me with students in the U.S.A!

[thedancingwalrus-blog]

I’ve read about this. It’s amazing to see pictures of the process.