The general name for brass and copper rods in Igbo is okpogho or ikpeghe. These coiled 'snake manilla' rods could form part of a bridewealth payment and could be, as modelled in this photo, used as jewellery. Photo: @Beyonce by Tony Duran for Flaunt Magazine, July 2013.
Okpoho refers to traditional brass or bronze bracelets commonly…
"A manilla, a form of currency, from around the 9th century, found at Igbo Ukwu". On display at the British Museum.
The manilla was a form of currency widely used in West Africa, including Igboland, particularly during the pre-colonial and early colonial periods.
The discovery of a 9th-century manilla at Igbo Ukwu sheds light on the sophisticated…