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Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage

An Igbo Family Shrine: Ikenga, Ofo, and Ancestor Reverence in Onicha Olona

WORSHIP OF ANCESTORS NZE, OFO AND IKENGA (ONIČA OLONA). The family shrine is a cornerstone of Igbo spirituality, reflecting the community’s connection to their ancestors, deities, and symbols of authority. In the early 1910s, Northcote Thomas, an anthropologist, photographed a family shrine in Onicha Olona, located in present-day Delta State. The shrine prominently featured key elements…
November 26, 20240Comments

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Anthropology and Ethnography ⁠Religion and Spirituality

Craftsmanship and Spirituality: The Role of Ikenga in Igbo Blacksmithing Traditions

Ikenga in House of Chief Okku of Idu — Two Small Ikenga used as blacksmith mascots. In Tribes of the Niger Delta by P.A. Talbot, the Ikenga figures mentioned in the house of Chief Okku of Idu, particularly the two small Ikenga used as blacksmith mascots, provide an interesting insight into (Okoba/Alensaw) Ogba-Igbo spiritual and cultural…
October 21, 20240Comments

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Cultural Heritage ⁠Religion and Spirituality

The sign of Igbo Ikenga: The Anioma Titled Man’s Sprirituality and Strength. 

Igbo Ikenga, Princeton university art museum   The culture of Anioma people provides the Ikenga with immerse importance, spiritually. This is a carved wooden figure but its more than a figure because it represents the vitality, strength and achievements of a man, mostly males that has been corornated with the Ozo and Eze titles. Ikenga in Anioma is…
October 2, 20240Comments

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