Antique images and videos of Alaigbo/Ala Igbo (Igboland).
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Ichi Marks
Igbo youth with solar/lunar ichi marks. The marks are made to look like sun rays and also represent the moon. In Igbo the lines are called ogba ’farm furrows’. Early 20th century, Photo by MDW Jeffreys.
Location: ?Unsure?, Alaigbo | Date: ?Unsure?, Before 1920 | Credit: Jeffreys
Monday, August 11, 2014
Engaged Igbo Women
Engaged [Northern] Igbo women in “Gala” dress. Photo by G. T. Basden, turn of the 20th century.
Location: ?Unsure?, Alaigbo | Date: ?Unsure?, Before 1920 | Credit: Basden
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