"Achetefu(?) young man." … "Hairdressing (Ibo) Man of Awka". Northcote Thomas, c. 1911. MAA Cambridge.

This is the kind of hairstyle worn by young Igbo men around the northern side of the Igbo area. The photo was taken around the 1920s. Youn...

An Igbo man from Agukwu Nri decorated with what appears to be ùlì, a semi-permanent dye from a plant and a system of symbols of the same na...

At a hairdressers in Onicha (Onitsha). French Catholic Lower Niger Mission postcard, early 20th century.

A young Igbo man named Okonkwo from Öka (Awka) photographed by Northcote Thomas, 1910-11. Coloured by @ukpuru 2019.

Igbo male hairstyles from the northern area and one (bottom left) from Igbuzo. The photos were taken by Northcote Thomas in 1910-11, and G....

North Thomas' notes on an Igbo man from Agulu: "Side fringe[?], man. 1910-11. " This style appears on a number of Igbo men an...

Young men of the ogbolo age-grade, with uli and fine hairstyles, Achalla Awka, north central-Igbo area, Nigeria. Photo: K. C. Murray, 1939...

boy standing beside two life-sized wooden Igbo figures. Figures represent a man and a woman. Location: Ihale [Ihiala?], Alaigbo | Date: 188...

young Igbo man with elaborate domed and plaited hair style, uli body painting on the forehead and cheeks. Location: ?Unknown? | Date: 1880-1...

Location: ?Unknown? | Date: 1880-1939 | Credit: J Stöcker

YOUNG MAN OF ASABA WITH OZẸLE HAIR. — Thomas Location: Ahaba, Alaigbo | Date: ?Unsure?, Before 1913 | Credit: Thomas

HAIRDRESSING IS A STRONG FEATURE. YOUTHS PLAIT IT TO ENHANCE THEIR ATHLETIC APPEARANCE. Location: ?Unsure?, Alaigbo | Date: ?Unsure?, Before...

Young man (Asaba) with isi kpolokpolo — Thomas Location: Ahaba, Alaigbo | Date: ?Unsure?, Before 1921 | Credit: Thomas.

Location: Igbuzo, Aniocha, Alaigbo | Date: ?Unsure?, Before 1913 | Credit: Thomas

Location: Ubuluku, Alaigbo | Date: ?Unsure?, Before 1913 | Credit: Thomas