This is a rather special photograph, taken in 1966 by one Herbert Cole, of one of the more famous diviners, Stephen Nwedozie, in Umuazu, Nise, Nigeria. The…
Igbo Ikenga, Princeton university art museum
The culture of Anioma people provides the Ikenga with immerse importance, spiritually.
This is a carved wooden figure but its more than a figure because it…
Usòrò: Urata-Igbo Mbari house dedicated to Amadioha, photographed by William Fagg, near Owerri
Amadioha
Amadioha is the Arusi or Agbara of thunder and lightning of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria.…
Yam barn, Onitsha Province, Eastern Region, Nigeria, 1967, Photographed by Drs. G.W. Grootenhuis
Iri Ji: Preparation, Organization and Significance
Iri Iji is a vibrant traditional Igbo yam festival, celebrated by the…
Conceptual Interpretation of the Igbo world view, Henderson, 1972:123
Igbo Cosmology
Igbo cosmology refers to the traditional understanding of the universe and the nature of reality of the Igbo people of…
Igbo Burial, Journal of The Anthropological Institute Of Great Britain And Ireland Vol.47 1917
The Concept of Life after Death in the Igbo Society
In Igbo belief, reincarnation is the idea…
An Igbo Dibia, Basden, G. T. Among the Ibos of Nigeria, 1921
Odinani
Odinani is the traditional spiritual practice and religion of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. It is a…