Entrance to an Igbo compound (ǹgwùlù) with high protective walls (aja ǹgwùlù), located in or near Onitsha. Photographed by Herbert Wimberley, circa 1903–1918. Courtesy of Cambridge University Library.
Obu house in Abiriba. Photo by G.I. Jones 1930s
The Obu serves as the traditional assembly hall for titled elders, where important decisions regarding the community are made. It is a…
An Ikwerri Ibo village showing the Obiri, P. A. Talbot (1910s)
The "Obiri" in a typical Igbo village refers to a communal gathering space or meeting house, central to community life.
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Igbo wooden carved door
The portal to an Igbo compound with a wooden carved door or gate and relief figures in earth from Northern Igbo communities, as captured in a photograph…
