colonial-era Igbo photos

Ohuhu/Olokoro-Igbo Man with Ritual Headdress

A man from the Ohuhu/Olokoro-Igbo community sits in his compound, holding an ogbom headdress. The skillfully carved wooden headdress showcases a seated figure(female) on a stool made from wood, carrying a round tray with a sculpted head on top of the figure. The figure has a round face that is also angular in appearance, marked…