YOUNG MAN OF ASABA WITH OZẸLE HAIR.
— Thomas
Location: Ahaba, Alaigbo | Date: ?Unsure?, Before 1913 | Credit: Thomas
Antique images and videos of Alaigbo/Ala Igbo (Igboland).
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Monday, September 19, 2011
Mbari plan
PLAN SHOWING THE PLACEMENT OF FIGURES AND VARIOUS KINDS OF ARCHITECTURAL SET-BACKS EMPLOYED TO INCREASE THE ILLUSION OF SIZE. THE MBARI, WITH THIRTY-FOUR FIGURES INCLUDING THE HEAD SPEERING THROUGH WINDOWS (RIGHT SIDE NEAREST CENTER), IS OF AVERAGE SIZE. THE MBARI TO OBIALA AT NDIAMA OBUBE. ARTIST: NNAJI.
— Herbert M. Cole
Location: Obiala, Alaigbo | Date: 1969 | Credit: Nnaji, Cole
Carved door
THE CARVED DOOR AND MODELED AND POLISHED WALLS OF EKE'S COMPOUND IN UMUONA.
— Herbert M. Cole
Location: Umuona, Alaigbo | Date: 1969 | Credit: Cole
Mbari in a Museum
Location: Museum of Traditional Nigerian Architecture, Jos Museum, Jos, Nigeria | Date: 1982 | Credit: Herbert M. Cole
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Northern Types of Hairdressing
HAIRDRESSING IS A STRONG FEATURE. YOUTHS PLAIT IT TO ENHANCE THEIR ATHLETIC APPEARANCE.
Location: ?Unsure?, Alaigbo | Date: ?Unsure?, Before 1921 | Credit: Basden
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