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A tower like this was used in the Igbo hinterland for defensive purposes specifically in the Anambra area during the era of the slave trade, an area which was ravaged by raiders coming mostly from the east. Most towers are gone today. Photo: Awka Nibo Nise, Zbigniew Dmochowski.

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Awka, Nibo, Nise. Compound of Nwankwo Irienzuo. House with tower in the background.” Zbigniew Dmochowski.

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A war tower built by a man identified as Dike Madueke in Umudike, Ukpor, is one of the last of the towers still standing.

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Ögbü compound and tower, Anambra State today, photographed by Northcote Thomas, May 1911, colourised, Úkpúru 2018.

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An Igbo woman photographed by Northcote Thomas, Onicha Olona, 1912. Image colourized by Ozi Ikoro, 2024.

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An Igbo woman photographed by Northcote Thomas, Onicha Olona, 1912.

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A woman of Öka (Awka) photographed by British colonial government anthropologist Northcote Thomas, 1910-1911, colourised (and cropped) from black and white, 2018. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge.

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A woman of Öka (Awka) photographed by British colonial government anthropologist Northcote Thomas, 1910-1911. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge and Colourized by Ozi Ikoro 2024.

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A woman of Öka (Awka) photographed by British colonial government anthropologist Northcote Thomas, 1910-1911. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge.

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An Igbo woman photographed by British colonial government anthropologist Northcote Thomas, 1910-1911, colourised from black and white, 2018. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge.

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Entrance and interior of an Igbo shrine (north-central Igbo area), non-load-bearing wooden carved panels, usually the work of Umudiöka. Gustaf Bolinder, 1930-31.

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An entrance in a compound in Nimo, p.s. Anambra State. Photographed by Northcote Thomas, 1910-11.

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Igbo compound entrances, centred on the north-central area (s. Anambra).

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A decorated wall of a house? at Ila [Illah], in the western Igbo area, photographed by British colonial government anthropologist Northcote Thomas, 1912-1913. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge.

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Kinship, Relationships, and Marriage: Exploring the Cultural Heritage of Ubulu Kingdom

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A man from Mgbakwu, p-day Anambra State, and the titled elder Onyeso were photographed by Northcote Thomas in the early 1910s. Igbo men commonly wore long, flowing robes known as ótógbo, featuring wide, round necklines and open sides. This term is also used in Idoma and Igala. It is possible that the elder Onyeso in the photograph is the son of Eze Nri Enweleana and the father of the current Eze Nri, Nri Enwelana, Eze Nri Onyeso.

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Photo: Wall painting on an Ekpe house in Umuajata, Olokoro (Umuahia) painted by an Anang artist. G. I. Jones, c. 1935.

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A girl from Mgbakwu. Photo by Northcote Thomas, 1910s.

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Atilogwu Dancing Display.

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Atilogwu dancers, Eastern Nigeria, 1971 (postcard).

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Atilogwu Dancers, Photo: Umuigbo

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“Fulani people, known for their unique looks and traditions, are said to have roots linked to ancient Egypt and Israel. Some colonial stories even claimed they had Jewish ancestry, praising their leadership and customs in West Africa.”

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