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Mbari is a unique and deeply spiritual artistic tradition of the Igbo people, specifically practiced in the Urata (Oratta) and Echie (Etche) regions of present-day Imo State and Rivers State. These magnificent structures are votive shrines built to honor deities, particularly Ala, the Earth Mother, and feature a gallery of human, mythical, and divine figures…
Mbari houses are sacred votive shrine galleries created by the Urata-Echie Igbo people, primarily in what is now Imo and Rivers States, Nigeria. These structures are built in honour of deities, most commonly Ala, the Igbo Earth Mother, as well as other significant spiritual entities such as Amadioha (the god of thunder) and various local…
“The Ikwerre-Ibo mural decoration and Chi shrine” as depicted in Percy Amaury Talbot’s book “Tribes of the Niger Delta” (1932), showcase the rich cultural heritage of the Ikwerre people, an Igbo subgroup in Rivers State, Nigeria. In Percy Amaury Talbot’s Tribes of the Niger Delta (1932), the depiction of “The Ikwerre-Ibo mural decoration and Chi…
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