Uli Art Archives ~ Ozi Ikòrò

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A traditional Igbo Obi featuring early 20th-century architecture, characterized by a thatched roof and supportive wooden pillars. Photo Credit: G.I. Jones Archives / Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of…

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Jul 2025

Cultural Heritage

Ogwugwu: The Great Igbo Spiritual Mother

Uli painting on the walls of the Ogwugwu shrine, Nibo, present-day Anambra State, Nigeria. Photographed by one of Northcote Thomas’s assistants in 1911. Photo: Re-Entanglements. Ogwugwu is a special ancestral spirit…

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Mar 2025

Folklores

Asele: The Legendary Igbo Designer

Uche Okeke (1933 – 2016) Head of a Girl, 1962, pen and ink on paper. Photo: Ukpuru In Igbo mythology, Asele is a famous designer from Nimo, a town in the…

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Dec 2024

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Photos

Young Men of the Ogbolo Age-Grade: Uli and Hairstyles in Achala, Nigeria

In 1939, British colonial art historian K. C. Murray photographed a group of young men belonging to the ogbolo age-grade in Achala, a community in the north-central Igbo area of…

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Nov 2024

Cultural Heritage

Igbo Textile Art and Preserving Culture through Patterns

The Igbos are one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, tracing a rich cultural heritage several centuries back. Textile Art is an essential part of Igbo tradition and is…

Tag: Uli Art

The Architecture and Symbolism of the Obi (Main House) in Igbo Homesteads

Ogwugwu: The Great Igbo Spiritual Mother

Asele: The Legendary Igbo Designer

Young Men of the Ogbolo Age-Grade: Uli and Hairstyles in Achala, Nigeria

Igbo Textile Art and Preserving Culture through Patterns