Okorosie or Okoroshi masquerade An Okorosie or Okoroshi masquerade of a female character called Nwanyire dancing in front of a group of spectators. The masquerader is wearing a white female face mask with a superstructure of a carved head on top with a pipe in her mouth. The masquerader is draped in cloths and holding a white feather.— G. I. Jones Location: ?Unknown? | Date: 1930s | Credit: Jones
Original
Reformed spellings for Igbo Settlements
Abakaliki is Abakaleke; Afikpo is Ehugbo; Asaba is Ahaba; Awgu is Ogu; Awka is Oka; Bonny is Ubani; Enugu is Enugwu; Ibusa is Igbuzor; Igrita is Igwuruta; Oguta is Ugwuta; Onitsha is Onicha; Owerri is Owerre; Oyigbo is Obigbo; Port Harcourt is Diobu; Ogwashi-Uku is Ogwa Nshi Ukwu... any more will be added.
Abakaliki is Abakaleke; Afikpo is Ehugbo; Asaba is Ahaba; Awgu is Ogu; Awka is Oka; Bonny is Ubani; Enugu is Enugwu; Ibusa is Igbuzor; Igrita is Igwuruta; Oguta is Ugwuta; Onitsha is Onicha; Owerri is Owerre; Oyigbo is Obigbo; Port Harcourt is Diobu; Ogwashi-Uku is Ogwa Nshi Ukwu... any more will be added.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Okorosie or Okoroshi masquerade
Category:
Masquerades,
Okoroshi
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
String Making
PREPARING "IDE" FOR MAKING STRING (OBULUKU)Location: Ubuluku, Alaigbo | Date: ?Unsure?, Before 1913 | Credit: Thomas
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Large Mbari Building
The largest single mbari structure still standing in 1966-67, and perhaps one of the largest ever built. Note the size of the priest who is standing beside the seated deity. [Nigeria, unknown date; maybe early 20th century].— Herbert M. Cole Location: Urata, Alaigbo | Date: 1960s | Credit: Cole
Category:
Architecture,
Igbo,
Temples
Monday, December 10, 2012
Igbo Ohafia war dance iri agha
[Igbo] Ohafia war dance The [Igbo] Ohafia war dance iri agha. Adult male carrying a headhunters trophy (oyaya) on his head. The trophy is a rectangular shaped wooden frame decorated with feathers, leopard fur, cloths and animal fur at either end. He is wearing a striped shirt, and holding a ?metal rod in one hand. Behind him is a crowd of people and a Building with corrugated iron roof.— Jones, G.I. 1932 - 1939 Location: Ohafia, Alaigbo | Date: 1930s | Credit: Jones
Category:
Crowds,
Full Length Portraits,
Igbo,
Masquerades,
Ohafia
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