Ozikoro Anthropology and Ethnography · Published history
A man from Nibo with ichị scarification, photographed by Northcote Whitridge Thomas (1909–1913).
Left: Original photo of a man from Nibo with ichị scarification, photographed by Northcote Whitridge Thomas (1909–1913).
Right: Colourized version by Chuka Odike, 2025.
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge, UK (P.31278.NWT).
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Chuka Odike. “A man from Nibo with ichị scarification, photographed by Northcote Whitridge Thomas (1909–1913)..” Ozikoro, 2025. https://ozikoro.com/a-man-from-nibo-with-ichi-scarification-photographed-by-northcote-whitridge-thomas-1909-1913/
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