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ọkpa

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Igbo Women’s Impact in Trade: A Historical Perspective

The Igbo women were very powerful in business, as they controlled small markets and far trade in southern Nigeria before 1900. They were big players in the market—they handled everything from the local market to the international trade, including the slave trade, and later, they switched to palm oil and other goods. Dominance in…

Omabe Nsukka: The Spirit, Tradition, and Heritage of the Igbo Masquerade Festival

Under the waist, there are cloths or plant fibers stuffed to make it stick out, and canvas shoes are worn on the feet. The masquerade moves slowly, exchanging pleasantries with the audience. Known for humor rather than aggression, it entertains through jokes rather than by flogging. The close similarity in action between this Nsukka Oriọkpa…

Place Nsukka, Omabe