Left: George Agbo and Obi Victor Nwokobia talking about nzu during fieldwork in Okpanam. Right: A close-up of the molded chalk. Photos by Glory Chika-Kanu.
Ima Nzu is the heart of Item, a village Situated within the Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Ima Nzu is a cultural heritage that revolves around nzu…
Left: George Agbo and Obi Victor Nwokobia discussing nzu during fieldwork in Okpanam; Right: close-up of the molded chalk. / Glory Chika-Kanu.
Ọdinala, also known as Ọdinani, translates to "as it is in the Earth/land"; it is the ancestral spiritual science of the Igbo people. This represents traditional Igbo beliefs that Ani/Ala, the Divine Earth Mother,…