OzikoroYoung Men of the Ogbolo Age-Grade: Uli and Hairstyles in Achala, Nigeria
In 1939, British colonial art historian K. C. Murray photographed a group of young men belonging to the ogbolo age-grade in Achala, a community in the north-central Igbo area of Nigeria. This photograph, notable for its depiction of the young men adorned with uli body art and finely styled hair, captures a significant moment in…