Amuneke of Owerri
An Oratta man [Amuneke]? from Owerri.
Second slide, words from Amuneke from Owerri and translated by an Okirika man who is part of P. A. Talbot's team.
Photo: P. A. Talbot - Tribes of the Niger Delta, 1930s.
"The goddess of the earth," as described by P. A. Talbot, c. 1932. Musée du quai Branly. This may be Ala, the Igbo earth divinity and the man pictured may be an Eze Ala, a head priest of Ala. Ala is represented by trees and shrubs.
Etche and Oratta tribes share several cultural, linguistic, and traditional…
The Chief of Ndelle, Ikwerri-Ibo - P.A. Talbot 1916.
In Percy Amaury Talbot’s book The Tribes of the Niger Delta (1932), he explores various groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, including the Ikwerre-Igbo. Talbot, a British colonial administrator and anthropologist, documented the customs, governance, and social structures of several tribes in this area, offering…