Standing Wood Sculptures at the Old Palace of Oba Sir Ladapo Ademola II, the Alake of Abeokuta.
(NOTE: The Old Palace in this picture now serves as a convergence point for town meetings, some of the wood sculptures are still at the old palace, well maintained and look after. Renovated and kept in good shape, the Old Palace is a mini museum of Egba History)
Information from Turner's diary as reported in Margaret Wade-Lewis publication reads, "Thursday, April 26, 1951. Made trip to Abeokuta with the Beiers. Took pictures; visited the Royal Palace and met the Alake who spoke with me for about 35 minutes. He was very cordial -an old man apparently in his seventies. He wanted me to assist his son in finding a college in the U.S.A. to attend. I promised to assist. He offered to assist me in my work and to allow me to record at the Palace. I took pictures of the Palace. Beier accompanied me." [Lorenzo Dow Turner: Father of Gullah Studies. By Margaret Wade-Lewis. Published by: Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2007, p. 172]
Source: Anacostia Community Museum Archives
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