An old map of the Warri region, helping visualise the geographic area around Ijala-Ikeren and the royal cemetery. Photo credit;1743 map of west africa by johann matthias hase cropped
Ijala-Ikeren, often…
Architectural woodwork has long played a central role in the artistic and cultural identity of many West African societies. Among the most distinguished traditions is the use of the Iji-Owa…
The story of the Benin Empire is inseparable from the reign of one man, Oba Ewuare the
Great who reigned from 1440-1473 was known as a warrior, reformer, and visionary, Ewuare’s…
A young Igbo woman from Onicha Olona, or surrounding settlement, c. 1912-13.
Onicha Olona is an Enuani settlement of the western Igbo people, located west of the Niger River in present-day…
