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Anthropology and Ethnography Indigenous Architecture

Art and Spirituality: The Ikwerre Mural Decorations and Chi Shrines in Percy Amaury Talbot’s Tribes of the Niger Delta (1932)

"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 shrine”…

ByChukaOctober 15, 20240Comments

Mbari are public shrine galleries where complex characters of Igbo mythology, folklore, and society.

Indigenous Architecture

Mbari House: Traditional Igbo Museum and Art Gallery

A hippo swallowing a person on a face of an Mbari in Owerri - Uratta Area, 1904/ Wikipedia Mbari House Mbari is a traditional Igbo art form and architectural structure from southeastern Nigeria. An Mbari house is a large, elaborate building or shrine complex adorned with intricate sculptures, carvings, and murals depicting various aspects of…

ByChikwereAugust 26, 20240Comments

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