Photo credits; Punch newspaper.
Funerary practices in Igboland, the cultural homeland of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria are among the most elaborate expressions of traditional religion, social values, and community…
Young male Nkporo initiates dancing masks with tall fibre extensions, Eastern Igbo area (p.d. Abia State), 1930s. Photo: G.I. Jones.
The 1930s witnessed a remarkable documentation of the vibrant cultural practices…