OzikoroIgbo · Clan · Southern Igbo
Item
Recorded in Abia. A register entry gathers the towns the sources list, the names borne there and the records the archive holds, instead of opening only one article.
The record
What the archive holds for Item
| Region | Abia |
|---|---|
| Division | Southern Igbo |
| Ethnic group | Igbo |
| Recorded as | clan |
Its towns are its communities as Akwangu, Ameke, Amekpu, Okoko and Akanu, with three small local communities in addition.
Forde & Jones record two accounts of origin. Their customs are described as very distinct from those of neighbouring groups, and the village head (Otosi) is given as an example.
The Item are known as migrant specialists: doctors, blacksmiths, craftsmen and traders. They have masked dances of their own (Okwa Lughulu) and village heads who exercise considerable political authority; village headship is found among them as it is among the Igbere and the Umuhu.
Sources
Forde & Jones (1950), The Ibo and Ibibio-Speaking Peoples of South-Eastern Nigeria, pp. 44-45, Table VI and notes
Towns
The 5 towns recorded inside Item
- Akanu
- Akwangu
- Ameke
- Amekpu
- Okoko
Names
Names borne in Item
No names recorded
A name is attached to a place by its documented origin, and no published name in the register names Item yet. This is the state of the name material rather than a statement about the names people bear.
Archive records
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- Records filed under Item · the migrated subject label of the same name
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