OzikoroNkpurumma: Bridging History with Modern Art
Left: Original photo of an Igbo woman, Puruma (Mkpurumma)?, photographed by Northcote Thomas, Onicha Olona, 1912. Right: A stunning colourized version by Chuka Odike, 2025. This photograph of an Igbo woman, likely Nkpurumma, was originally captured by British anthropologist Northcote Thomas in Onicha Olona in 1912. The image highlights the beauty and cultural identity of…