2025 ~ Ozi Ikòrò

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Mgba Okpukpu is the nomenclature for bone setting in Alaigbo, its an age long tradition among ndi igbo. Ndi b’anyi na si na “ ekele onye Akidi , ogwu onye…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Historical Studies

The Guilds and the Sacred Carver (Onye Na-Aku Pka) in Igbo Traditional Society

The Igbo of southeastern Nigeria developed a sophisticated system of craftsmanship, artistic specialization, and spiritual symbolism expressed through guilds and craft lineages. Among the most respected of these were the…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Historical Studies

Ritual Vessels and Domestic Ware in Igbo Culture: Understanding the “Ofo” and “Okwa”

Photo credit; Wikipedia. Among the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria, ritual and domestic objects hold deep symbolic and cultural significance. Two of the most important traditional items are the Ofo and…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

The “Omu” and Women’s Influence on Wood Aesthetics in Igbo Society

In traditional Igbo society, artistic production, especially woodcarving, was historically dominated by men. Yet women exercised profound aesthetic, symbolic, and moral influence on the creative process. Central to this influence…

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Dec 2025

Ethnohistory Folklores Historical Studies

Traditional Festivals and Masquerades: How They Connect to Christmas in Eastern Nigeria

Tall masquerade (Izaga) in southeastern Nigerian festival tradition. Photo credit; Wikipedia. In many Igbo communities of Eastern Nigeria, Christmas is not only a Christian celebration but also a season deeply connected…

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Dec 2025

Ethnohistory Historical Studies

The Akụrụlọ Mantra and How It Ties to Christmas Tradition in Eastern Nigeria

The Igbos take pride in travelling for Christmas and New Year festivities. Photo credit: legit.ng In southeastern Nigeria, especially among the Igbo people, the Christmas season is more than a Christian…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Folklores Historical Studies

The Igbo Homecoming Tradition: Origins and Where It Is Today

The Igbo homecoming tradition, often expressed through seasonal returns to the ancestral homeland, is one of the most enduring cultural practices in Igboland. Whether called "ịlọ Ụlọ" (returning home), "ịzapụọ…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Ethnohistory Historical Studies

Missionaries and the Bible: How Efik Became the First Nigerian Language to Have a Written Orthography and a Full Bible Translation (1868)

The Efik language occupies a distinguished place in Nigerian linguistic and religious history. It is widely recognized as the first Nigerian language to develop a standardized written orthography and the…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Historical Studies

Nsibidi: Africa’s Lost Script — The History of the Ancient Efik-Ibibio Writing System and Its Use in the Ekpe Society

Nsibidi (sometimes spelled “Nsibiri”) is one of Africa’s oldest indigenous writing systems. Originating among the Ejagham people of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon, it was later adopted and expanded by…

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Dec 2025

Cultural Heritage Folklores Historical Studies

House Systems and Trade Empires: How the “Efik House” (Ufok) Functioned as Both a Family Unit and a Corporate Trade Entity

Map of Calabar. Photo credit; Wikipedia. The Efik of Old Calabar developed one of West Africa’s most sophisticated socio-economic institutions: the “House system,” known in Efik as Ufok. Far more than…

Yearly Archives: 2025

Mgba okpukpu- The Traditional Igbo Bone Setting And Bone Healing Process.

The Guilds and the Sacred Carver (Onye Na-Aku Pka) in Igbo Traditional Society

The “Omu” and Women’s Influence on Wood Aesthetics in Igbo Society

The Igbo Homecoming Tradition: Origins and Where It Is Today

Missionaries and the Bible: How Efik Became the First Nigerian Language to Have a Written Orthography and a Full Bible Translation (1868)

Nsibidi: Africa’s Lost Script — The History of the Ancient Efik-Ibibio Writing System and Its Use in the Ekpe Society