king of Aboh on visit to British steam boats Engraving: London, Richard Bentley, 1837.
Aboh, is a crucial town in the elective kingship system of Anioma Igbo, many Igbo communities had their seat of leadership by age or merit.
However, after the demise of the king of Aboh, Obi Ossai, the mantle did not automatically go to…
This is Prince Tshukuma/Chukwuma as depicted by Dr. William Balfour Baikie. He skillfully recreated all the European clothing he is wearing, which astonished Dr. Baikie.
So much so that Dr. Baikie chose to feature him on the cover of his book.
In Hourton’s analysis of Prince Tshukuma: “When the 1854 expedition ascended the Niger, the Commissioner, upon…