The pre-1940s history, indigenous culture, and heritage of Ìgbò through images.
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?, Alaigbo | Date: 1930s | Credit: G. I. Jones
Close up photograph of wall painting in Okwu village painted by an Anang artist in the style of Ngwomo ghost houses. The wall painting depicts a large horse on the left, a cat and a figure on the right. A geometric border is at the bottom of the painting.— G. I. Jones Location: Okwu, Alaigbo | Date: 1930s | Credit: G. I. Jones
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
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PREPARING "IDE" FOR MAKING STRING (OBULUKU)Location: Ubuluku, Alaigbo | Date: ?Unsure?, Before 1913 | Credit: Thomas
WOMAN OF ISELE ASABA WITH ODO ABODA HAIR
[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
Wall paintings in Okwu village painted by an Anang artist in the style of Ngwomo ghost houses.— Jones Location: Okwu, Alaigbo | Date: 1930s | Credit: Jones
[Igbo] Rumuji Owu play with the character of Oterivinwe sitting on a chair. The masquerader is wearing a wooden, beautiful female, white face mask with two horns attached to the top. The neck is coiled and attached to the mask is a print cloth. The masqueradere is wearing white cotton trousers and seed anklets around the ankles. In the background are spectators and vegetation.Location: Rumuji, Alaigbo? | Date: 1930s | Credit: Jones
Interior of Igbo Mbari house. Sculpture in foreground representing adult male riding animal, second adult male standing in front of animal.Location: ?Unknown?, Alaigbo | Date: ?Unknown? | Credit: Edward Chadwick
