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Mbanasato

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Named in the title · AwkaAwka to London: David Nwume & John Uzoka The Awka BlacksmithsRead article →Named in the title · AwkaThe ‘Eze Uzu’ (King of Blacksmiths): Examining the Socio-Political Power of the Awka Iron-Working Guilds During British PacificationRead article →Named in the title · AwkaEgwu Imo-Oka: The Spiritual Heritage and Cultural Resilience of Awka PeopleRead article →Named in the title · AwkaCultural Significance of Ichi Marks and the Role of Awka Smiths in Bronze Distribution Among Igbo CommunitiesRead article →Named in the title · AwkaNibo people of AwkaRead article →Named in the title · AwkaAncient Igbo Door Found in AwkaRead article →Named in the title · AwkaThe Rise, Decline, and Potential Revival of Awka Blacksmithing: A Centuries-Old Igbo CraftRead article →Named in the title · AwkaA Young Bride and the Marriage Tradition of Awka (Ọka)Read article →Named in the title · AwkaMgbokwo of Öka (Awka), 1910-1911 – Colourised by Ụ́kpụ́rụ́, 2018Read article →Named in the title · Awka“Eze Uzu” (King of Blacksmiths): Examining the Socio-Political Power of the Awka Iron-Working Guilds During British PacificationRead article →Named in the title · AwkaThe Guilds and Trade: The Awka and Abiriba ConnectionRead article →Named in the title · AwkaThe Awka Blacksmiths and the Carvers’ ToolsRead article →Named in the text · AwkaAya-Adesuwa: The Ubulu-Uku/Bini WarRead article →Named in the text · AwkaUli: Traditional Igbo Tattoo and Wall ArtRead article →Named in the text · AwkaNzu: Igbo Sacred Chalk, Its Cultural and Spiritual ImportanceRead article →Named in the text · AwkaMgbakwu: A short history of Mgbakwu PeopleRead article →Named in the text · AwkaThe Sacred Bond: Totemism and Igbo Respect for NatureRead article →Named in the text · AwkaPele Asampete and Rogers All Stars: Highlife Voices of IgbolandRead article →Named in the text · AwkaAnimal Totems in Igbo Culture: Sacred Symbols and Spiritual SignificanceRead article →Named in the text · AwkaUnveiling the Power of Egedege: The Story of Queen Theresa OnuorahRead article →Named in the text · AwkaBranch Of Uli TreeRead article →Named in the text · AwkaNkwerre Opia Egbe: A Case Study of Indigenous Technological Resilience Against Colonial Prohibition Laws (1900–1945)Read article →Named in the text · AwkaOmugwo: Postpartum rituals for mother and child in Igbo traditionRead article →Named in the text · AwkaTraditional Igbo money: Cowries, manillas, brass rods – uses and valueRead article →Named in the text · AwkaAbagana: The History and TraditionsRead article →Named in the text · AwkaColonial Resistance and Resilience: The Struggle of the Anambra and Anioma in Southern Nigeria (1883–1914Read article →Named in the text · AwkaArondizuogu: An Aro Settlement Built on Trade and ConquestRead article →Named in the text · AwkaThe Role of the Divine and Women in Pre-colonial Igbo Life: A Unique Balance of PowerRead article →Named in the text · AwkaRituals of Protection: The Akalogoli Charm and Igbo Beliefs on Malevolent Spirits in the Early 1900sRead article →Named in the text · AwkaAttempts to Abolish the Igbo Caste System: A Historical OverviewRead article →Named in the text · AwkaIron and Spirit: The Role of the “Ateiwya” (Blacksmith Workshop) as a Sacred Space for Weaponry and Moral Teaching among the TivRead article →Named in the text · AwkaFrom Colonial Rails to Ceremonial Cannons: How the Re-use of Industrial Scrap Transformed Igbo Indigenous PyrotechnicsRead article →Named in the text · AwkaIgbo Language and Art: Preserving Heritage and Promoting GrowthRead article →Named in the text · AwkaEzeagu Atilogwu: The Rhythmic Soul of Igbo Identity and Global Cultural ImpactRead article →Named in the text · AwkaIgboland (Alaigbo): A Regional Breakdown of Ethnic Divisions, Tribes, and Sub-TribesRead article →Named in the text · AwkaAguata Super Highlife: Okey Igbokwe’s Musical JourneyRead article →Named in the text · AwkaThe Lasting Beauty of Agbogho Mmuo in Igbo CultureRead article →Named in the text · AwkaIgbo Musical Instruments: A Lost Art – Ugbo AkwaraRead article →Named in the text · AwkaThe Enugu-Ezike Migration from Enugwu-UkwuRead article →Named in the text · AwkaAgwu: The Heart of Igbo SpiritualityRead article →Named in the text · AwkaBronze Armlet with Paired Figures Holding Ozo Title Staffs (Ngwu Agiliga)Read article →Named in the text · AwkaThe Name “Anambra” Is Not New: A Look at Its Indigenous and Colonial OriginsRead article →Named in the text · AwkaEgwu Ogene: The Heartbeat of Igbo Culture and MusicRead article →Named in the text · AwkaThe Defensive Nature of the Yakurr (Ugep) PeopleRead article →Named in the text · AwkaColonial Anthropology and Igbo Society: A Woman and Child from Agukwu NriRead article →Named in the text · AwkaIgba Nkwu: Understanding Igbo Traditional Marriage RitesRead article →Named in the text · AwkaWar Towers of Igboland: Architectural Responses to the Atlantic Slave Trade in Northern IgbolandRead article →Named in the text · AwkaAmadioha: The Igbo God of Thunder, Justice, and CreationRead article →

Read as: Mbanasato, Awka. Counted where the name is written with a capital, because a lower-case occurrence of a name that is also an ordinary word is the word. Showing the 48 most recent of 94 records that name it.

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What the archive holds for Mbanasato

Region	Anambra
Division	Northern Igbo
Ethnic group	Igbo
Recorded as	confederation of clans

Mbanasato is the name given to the group, printed jointly with Awka, its leading town. Its towns are Awka, Nibo, Ugwuoba and Ebenebe. Four communities are left unnamed.

Awka's smiths had influence beyond their own craft, working also as doctors (dibia), as circumcisers, and as agents for the oracle at Agbala. They were organised as a guild with a developed apprenticeship and were split into two sections, each required to travel in alternate years while the other stayed at home; everyone who had served was a member, obliged to attend the guild's yearly ceremonies at Awka.

The people of this area were formerly known together as Umudi Awka. The group belongs to the western uplands, home of the Ọzọ title system.

Afigbo reads the name as the eight towns, one of the numerical titles taken by federations without a common founder. He also describes the Awka smiths, the leading ironworkers of Igboland, as a guild in which only half the members travelled in any one year while the rest stayed home; they worked Northern and Western Igboland and reached the Isoko, Igala and Idoma, and drew their ore from the Agbaja of Udi and from Nsukka smelters.

Sources

Forde & Jones (1950), The Ibo and Ibibio-Speaking Peoples of South-Eastern Nigeria, pp. 28-32, Table I, notes, geographical survey and Distinctive Features; Afigbo (1981), Ropes of Sand: Studies in Igbo History and Culture, pp. 36, 140

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