Portraits of Nwada Nwangborie Iwundu of Ezeoke Nsu and Nze Ukwu Nnadum Nwelue, circa 1821. Credit: Onyeka Nwelue
Nwanyi bụ íhè ụlọ( When a woman shines, the whole household is bright).
Before…
Igbo woman with ivory anklets returning from farm work, symbolising status and cultural elegance. Photographed by Gustaf Bolinder, 1930–31.
Ala bụ ụwa mmadụ( The earth is the world of man.)Human life…
The Arochukwu Oracle, also known as Ibini Ukpabi or the "Long Juju" Photo: Pulse
The Arochukwu Oracle, also known as Ibini Ukpabi or the "Long Juju," was the heart of the…
An Igbo man from Achala, now in Anambra State, was photographed by British colonial anthropologist Northcote Thomas between 1910 and 1911. The photo is kept at the Museum of Archaeology…
Unidentified women photographed by Henry Crosse with the Royal Niger Company, c. 1886–1895. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge. It is plausible to identify the woman on the left as…
