sending...After 3 resourceful years (between 1988-1991) Daniel Lainé, managed to to use his contacts and charm to open the doors that made it possible to take these photographs. In total he photographed 70 sovereigns across Africa.
The entire collection has also been documented in a book authored by Daniel Laine which describes his work as: “A portal into these worlds of mysterious rites, ancient customs, and fantastic finery, AFRICAN KINGS takes us into the inner circle of 70 of these (sic) Etnic groups in the person of their king. Gorgeous formal portraits of each king, in full regalia, are accompanied by brief biographies and historical notes on the tribe and the rituals and history associated with each ruler. AFRICAN KINGS introduces us to a way of life rarely glimpsed, with anthropological roots as deep as any on the earth, as they make the transition into a new millennium. Includes a historical introduction that provides an overview of the king’s role in African (sic) societies.”
OBA JOSEPH ADEKOLA OGUNOYE - Olowo of Owo, Nigeria
- ALIYU MUSTAPHA – Lamido of Adamawa, Nigeria
- BOUBA ABDOULAYE – Sultan of Rey-Bouba, Cameroon
- SALOMON IGBINOGHODUA – Oba Erediauwa of Bénin, Nigeria
- EL HADJ MAMADOU KABIR USMAN – Emir of Ktsina, Nigeria
- GOODWILL ZWELETHINI – King of Zulu, South Africa
- AGBOLI-AGBO DEDJLANI – King of Abomey, Benin
- EL HADJ SEIDOU NJIMOLUH NJOYA – Sultan of Fumban and Mfon of the Bamun, Cameroon
- ISIENWENRO JAMES IYOHA INNEH – Ekegbian of Bénin, Nigeria
- IGWE KENNETH NNAJI ONYEMAEKE ORIZU III – Obi of Nnewi, Nigeria
- NYIMI KOK MABIINTSH III – King of Kuba, Cameroon
- HAPI IV – King of Bana, Cameroon
- ABUBAKAR SIDIQ – Sultan of Sokoto, Nigeria
- OSEADEEYO ADDO DANKWA III – King of Akropong-Akuapem, Ghana
- HALIDOU SALI – Lamido of Bibemi, Cameroon
- NGIE KAMGA JOSEPH – Fon of Bandjun, Cameroon
- ONI of IFE – Nigeria
JOSEPH LANGANFIN - Benin
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