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Among the Ijo (Ijaw) peoples of the Niger Delta, the Duein Fubara stands out as one of the most important sacred objects linking the living to their…
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Among the many indigenous deities of Southern Nigeria, few are as central to the identity of a people as Onishe, the revered mother spirit of the Asaba (Ahaba)…
Ngene spirit figure, collected by Northcote Thomas in Awgbu (now in Anambra State, Nigeria) in 1911. Photo: Re-entanglements
In Igbo culture, spirituality is deeply woven into daily life, and…