Dr. Michael Okpara at the Nō 10 Downing Street, London, U.K.
Dr. Michael Iheonukara Okpara is often hailed as the architect of the agricultural revolution in Eastern Nigeria. As the Premier…
Small group of Igbo wood-masked dancers in various raffia and leaf costumes, Ugwuoba village, Nigeria.' Simon Ottenberg, 1959. Smithsonian.
In 1959, anthropologist Simon Ottenberg documented a small group of Igbo wood-masked…
Burning palm flower [man burying akalogoli charm to ward off evil spirits]. Photo: Northcote Thomas, early 1910s.In the early 1910s, Northcote Thomas captured a photograph titled “Burning palm flower [man…
Photo by Charles Partridge of a dance in Ibom, Arochukwu in 1903.
"The first Europeans to visit Arochukwu, in 1901, noted with some surprise — since it contradicted what they had…
Ngwomo Ghost House - G.I. Jones 1930s.
"View of Ekpe (Egbo) society meeting house in Umuajatta (Olokoro) village [Umuahia area]. The house had a tall thatched roof, and a wall painted…
The story of Prince Ogwezi, who left Ubulu-Uku to create the settlement now called Abbi, is an important part of the history of the people in that area. This story…
Nigerian Federal House of Representatives at the capital, Lagos, 1956.
This photo from 1956 at the Nigerian Federal House of Representatives at the capital, Lagos, during Elizabeth II and the Duke…
Afikpo man wearing okpu ngwo raffia hat, Mgbom village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria.
"Tom Ibe, my field assistant wearing okpu ngwo (hat-raffia). Diviners (dibia) use it when carrying sacred objects for swearing…
British navy expedition on the Niger River going to the Igbo town of Aboh. Photo From Views on the River Niger. London: John Murray And Ackerman, 1840.
The British Navy expedition…
Ikenga in House of Chief Okku of Idu — Two Small Ikenga used as blacksmith mascots.
In Tribes of the Niger Delta by P.A. Talbot, the Ikenga figures mentioned in the…