Young married woman from Achalla Awka wearing a wig, north-central Igbo area, Nigeria. Photo: K. C. Murray, 1939.
The pre-1940s history, indigenous culture, and heritage of the Ìgbò and their neighbours.
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Boy from Umuahia
A boy with chalk patterns on his body, Umuahia, Eastern Nigeria, ca. 1925. Shot by Emily Godfrey. USC Digital Library.
Decorated Igbo men
Young men of the ogbolo age-grade, with uli and fine hairstyles, Achalla Awka, north central-Igbo area, Nigeria. Photo: K. C. Murray, 1939.