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Obatala: The Creator King

Alexandre Ndoumba as Obatala, the Yoruba creator king, in all-white fringe, lace veils and beaded net caps designed and styled by Grégory Assad.

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Alexandre Ndoumba leaning in a white fringed jacket and beaded net cap, black and white
White fringe veil hanging over Alexandre Ndoumba's face from a beaded net cap
Close up of Alexandre Ndoumba's face under a white lace veil, black and white
Alexandre Ndoumba smiling through smoke in a white net cap and lace
Alexandre Ndoumba pressing his hands to his face under a white net cap
Alexandre Ndoumba standing in a long white fringed coat against a cloudy sky
Face wrapped in sheer white fabric, draped figure against grey sky
Alexandre Ndoumba under a white embroidered lace veil and net cap
Alexandre Ndoumba in a lace veil, a figure in white dancing in the garden behind, black and white
Alexandre Ndoumba half in shadow under white drapery, black and white
Face fully covered in white lace beneath a jewelled crown
Extreme close up of an eye beside white fringe and a net cap, black and white
Alexandre Ndoumba in a white fringed jacket shot from below against blue sky
Billowing white fabric covering a head in front of a clipped hedge
Draped figure in white raising an arm against a hedge
photographerLenny Attab
stylistGrégory Assad
designerGrégory Assad
modelAlexandre Ndoumba

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