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This double bell (dawuro, nnawuta) was made around 1920 by Asante artist Kwaku Bempah and an unidentified blacksmith in Ghana. Crafted from iron and wood, it is a traditional Akan musical instrument used in ceremonies and performances. The piece is part of the Fowler Museum at UCLA’s collection (X87.1312) and was a gift from Elizabeth Lloyd Davis. Photo: National Museum of African Art.

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Blacksmiths “from the Onitsha area” according to G. I. Jones, photographed by William Henry Crosse, part of the Royal Niger Company, 1886-1895. MAA Cambridge.

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— Walter C. Rucker Jr. (2010). Igbo. In: Encyclopedia of African American History. ABC-CLIO. p. 53.

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Pot made with leaded bronze rediscovered in what is purported to be an uncovered shrine at Isaiah Anozie’s compound in today’s Igbo Ukwu, Anambra State. The pot has since been dated to around the 9th century and was made by unknown artists and for unknown reasons. Photo by Dirk Bakker. National Museum, Lagos.

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An Ọka [Awka] blacksmith, nnẹ ụzụ, and his nwa ụzụ, an apprentice blacksmith photographed by G. T. Basden, early 20th century.

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Igbo and African Contributions to the American Steel Industry

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A woman with her bicycle in Utagba Uno. photo : Oni foto

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age grade

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ogbaru last

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ogbaru carnival

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Young men of Ogbaru,during Ogbaru boat festival

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Ibo Granmoun: The Roots of Haitian Democracy

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Ibo Granmoun: The Roots of Haitian Democracy

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Untitled photograph — Screenshot_20250326-044039_1

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Untitled photograph — Screenshot_20250326-022521_1

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Jaja of Opobo

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Festivities from the third day of the 2023 Afia Olu Festival in Umudim Nnewi, highlighting communal unity and cultural pride. Photo by Ou Travel and Tour.

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A snapshot capturing the colorful “Ajofia Nnewi Masquerade”, cultural dances and ceremonial rites performed during the 2024 Afiaolu Festival in Nnewi.

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An impressive masquerade performance during the 2022 Afia Olu Festival, showcasing the vibrant traditions of Nnewi.

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Afia Olu Festival Nnewi 2024, Photo by Ou Travel and Tour.

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Mmanwu dancing at Nduku festival Ezhionum

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Okpai-Oluchi plant Photo credit: Julius Berger

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Keeper of the Fire by Teresa Kemp.

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Archibald Monteath: Igbo, Jamaican, Moravian by Maureen Warner-Lewis

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