‘Son of the late Eze Nri at Oreri, wearing Benin-style bronze pectoral mask.’ Photo: Thurstan Shaw, 1960. “[Ichi] scarification is not a tribal mark, but a sign of status, rank, or nobility. It was taboo for persons thus marked to perform any menial task, such as to carry […]”

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‘Son of the late Eze Nri at Oreri, wearing Benin-style bronze pectoral mask.’ Photo: Thurstan Shaw, 1960. “[Ichi] scarification is not a tribal mark, but a sign of status, rank, or nobility. It was taboo for persons thus marked to perform any menial task, such as to carry [&#8230;]”

‘Son of the late Eze Nri at Oreri, wearing Benin-style bronze pectoral mask.’ Photo: Thurstan Shaw, 1960. “[Ichi] scarification is not a tribal mark, but a sign of status, rank, or nobility. It was taboo for persons thus marked to perform any menial task, such as to carry […]”