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Indigenous Architecture
War Towers of Igboland: Architectural Responses to the Atlantic Slave Trade in Northern Igboland
Awka Nibo Nise. Compound of Nwankwo Irienzuo. House with tower in the background." Zbigniew Dmochowski. These towers became popular in Igbo compounds around today's Anambra & Imo States due to the effects of the Atlantic slave trade which included raids in order to capture people to enslave. The towers, also known as "war towers" and known in…
October 20, 20240Comments
Cultural Heritage
Okpoha Ngodo: Celebrating Igbo Heritage Through Performance Art in Okpoha Village-Group (1959-60)
Okpoha Ngodo performance at Okpoha Village-Group, an Igbo village-group northwest of Afikpo, 1959-60. Photo: Simon Ottenberg. Okpoha Ngodo is a traditional Igbo performance art form, combining: Music (drums, flutes), Dance, Theater and Storytelling. Okpoha Village-Group, located northwest of Afikpo, is an Igbo community known for it's rich cultural heritage, traditional art forms (e.g., woodcarving, pottery), agricultural practices…
October 18, 20240Comments
Ethnohistory Historical Studies
Resistance and Resilience: The Anglo-Aro War (1901-1919).
"Aro men clearing bush paths with machetes for British forces outside Bende during the Anglo-Aro War (1901)" The Aro Punitive Expedition, also known as the Anglo-Aro War, was a British military campaign against the Aro-Oke-Igbo people of Southeastern Nigeria from 1901 to 1902. The Aro-Igbo resisted British colonization fiercely, engaging in over 300 battles spanning twenty years…
October 15, 20240Comments
Anthropology and Ethnography Indigenous Architecture
Art and Spirituality: The Ikwerre Mural Decorations and Chi Shrines in Percy Amaury Talbot’s Tribes of the Niger Delta (1932)
"The Ikwerre-Ibo mural decoration and Chi shrine" as depicted in Percy Amaury Talbot's book "Tribes of the Niger Delta" (1932), showcase the rich cultural heritage of the Ikwerre people, an Igbo subgroup in Rivers State, Nigeria. In Percy Amaury Talbot’s Tribes of the Niger Delta (1932), the depiction of “The Ikwerre-Ibo mural decoration and Chi shrine”…
October 15, 20240Comments
Historical Studies
Enugu, Nigeria, 1960: A Visual Chronicle of Igbo Culture and Society in the Post-Colonial Era
Enugu, Nigeria, 1960. Photo: Simon Ottenberg. A glimpse into Enugu's past! The photo by Simon Ottenberg, taken in Enugu, Nigeria, 1960, captures a moment in time, provides a rare, authentic glimpse into the everyday life and cultural heritage of the Igbo people as Nigeria approached its independence on October 1, 1960. This image, rich in historical and…
October 15, 20240Comments
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