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Cultural Heritage Folklores ⁠Religion and Spirituality

Were-Leopards and Spiritual Bonding in Southern Nigeria

A Famous Were-Leopard" Likely from the Cross River Igbo region [Abam, Edda]?. Percy Amaury Talbot. Internet Archive.  The belief in shape-shifting, or the ability to spiritually or physically transform into an animal, is deeply embedded in the cosmologies of various ethnic groups in Southern Nigeria. Among the Igbo, Ibibio, and other Cross River peoples, special bonds…
February 23, 20250Comments

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Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

Ukara Cloth: The Nsibidi-Adorned Fabric of the Ekpe Society

Ukara cloth is a distinctive indigo-dyed textile adorned with nsibidi symbols, traditionally associated with the Ekpe society, a secretive socio-political and judicial institution found among the Cross River, Northeastern and Southeastern Igbo communities. Beyond being a fabric, Ukara cloth serves as a visual and cultural representation of status, knowledge, and power within these societies. The…
February 11, 20250Comments

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Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage

The Okumkpa Igbo Masquerade of Afikpo: A Cultural Expression of the Igbo People

Musicians and chorus at the Okumkpa performance, Mgbom village, Afikpo Village-Group (Cross River Igbo area), Nigeria, 1959-1960. Photo: Simon Ottenberg. The Igbo people of Nigeria are known for their rich cultural heritage, and one of the most captivating aspects of this heritage is their masquerade traditions. In Afikpo, a town in southeastern Nigeria, the Okumkpa masquerade…
November 13, 20240Comments

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