J.D. ’Okhai Ojeikere (1930 – 2014) introduced visitors to a powerful and diverse archive of photographs spanning more than six decades of artistic practice. Although most viewers recognized Ojeikere’s iconic and widely-exhibited “Hairstyles” and “Headgear” images, providing a broader context allowed for reconsidering his seminal projects by presenting them in relation to several other bodies of images—few of which had been widely seen. Without a doubt, Ojeikere’s interests in hairstyles and headdresses did not develop in isolation but were part of a much larger artistic project, which was encyclopedic in nature and ranged from portraiture to architecture. Through his lens, Ojeikere captured an important period in Nigerian history – that of a modern nation in formation.