Igbo · Clan · Southern Igbo
Obowo
Recorded in Imo. 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 Obowo
| Region | Imo |
|---|---|
| State | Imo |
| Division | Southern Igbo |
| Ethnic group | Igbo |
| Recorded as | clan |
Its founding tradition is disputed.
It belongs to part D, the peripheral entries, which together with those of part B are counted as Eastern Isu.
It is a well-integrated group with two divisions. Okwunanso is formed of Amuzi, Alike and Avutu with four smaller village groups; Ekwelenote is formed of Ehume and Umarriam with five more.
Its founder is disputed between Ihiteafouku of Ekwereazu (No. 8) and Abaja Isu of Isu-Orlu (No. 1). Okaiuka, a clan of the Ohuhu group (C. No. 1), is derived from Obowo; the name is printed "Abavo" at that point, and the parallel Ohuhu-Ngwa entry, which derives Okaiuka from Obowo, is what settles the reading.
Sources
Forde & Jones (1950), The Ibo and Ibibio-Speaking Peoples of South-Eastern Nigeria, pp. 39-40, Table III and notes
Towns
The 5 towns recorded inside Obowo
- Alike
- Amuzi
- Avutu
- Ehume
- Umarriam
Names
Names borne in Obowo
No names recorded
A name is attached to a place by its documented origin, and no published name in the register names Obowo yet. This is the state of the name material rather than a statement about the names people bear.
Archive records
Photographs, oral testimony and documents connected to Obowo appear here with their provenance.
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