Owu Archives ~ Ozi Ikòrò

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Woyengi, the creator goddess. Photo credit: Mythlok. Ijaw traditional religion is a complex spiritual system rooted deeply in the ecological, historical, and cultural experiences of the Niger Delta people. At its…

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Dec 2025

Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Folklores Historical Studies

Worshiping the Water Spirits: Owu and the Cosmology of the Ijaw

Festival for the water spirits. Photo credit; wellsbringhope.org The Ijaw people of the Niger Delta possess one of West Africa’s richest and most enduring cosmological traditions. Central to this worldview is…

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Mar 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

The Oguta People: Guardians of Ogbuide Lake and Keepers of Igbo Tradition

Who are they? The Oguta people are Ndi Igbo, who live in the local government area of Oguta, southeast of Imo State, Nigeria. Oguta town is close to Oguta Lake, the…

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Oct 2024

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage

Shared Cultural Similarities Between The Ogba and Oguta People

Owu mask, Ugwuta (Oguta) area, 1940s. Photo via Sabine Jell-Bahlsen. The Ogba people of Rivers State and the Oguta people of Imo State also known as the “Riverine Igbo”. (Oru/Olu) which they…

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The Cult of the Goddess: The Supreme Deities in Ijaw Traditional Religion

Worshiping the Water Spirits: Owu and the Cosmology of the Ijaw

The Oguta People: Guardians of Ogbuide Lake and Keepers of Igbo Tradition

Shared Cultural Similarities Between The Ogba and Oguta People