úbò
Form:
Úbò is an oval shaped instrument that takes the form of a calabash spilt into two and carved with precision . úbò or úbò-aka has 8 metal strings/ keys…
Trumpets made from a cucumber-shaped calabash, found in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. Described by G.T. Basden (Among the Ibos of Nigeria, 1921): “Buglers sounded calls on the akpelle, a calabash…
Portrait of a daughter of an Aboh chief, in Western Igbo, holding a white-painted, decorated calabash. She is bare-chested, adorned with a headband, and wearing ivory anklets. Photographed by P.…
