"King of Ndri & his people. Clapping of hands." Agukwu Nri, c. 1911. MAA Cambridge.
"In his own house, or in the town of Aguku, a large single bell is used and, when the Eze-Nri strikes this, all the people present clap their hands." Northcote Thomas, 1913.
The oldest kingdom in Nigeria is widely believed to be…
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…