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Crescent-shaped bronze bowl, 9th–10th century, cast using the lost-wax method. Features a twisted handle with spiral bos...
29/06/2025

Crescent-shaped bronze bowl, 9th–10th century, cast using the lost-wax method. Features a twisted handle with spiral bosses and seven rows of raised spirals.

It was taken in 1939 by colonial officer F. W. Carpenter. Now held at the British Museum.

Copper spiral snake ornament, dating to the 9th–10th century, from Igbo Ukwu. The spike was likely driven into the end o...
29/06/2025

Copper spiral snake ornament, dating to the 9th–10th century, from Igbo Ukwu. The spike was likely driven into the end of a wooden staff. Now held by NCMM, Nigeria.

Published by Alfred A. Knopf in association with the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1980.

Before he died in 1931, “Obi Sammy” had reshaped his image with symbols like the Great Tree headdress, bronze sword, & l...
29/06/2025

Before he died in 1931, “Obi Sammy” had reshaped his image with symbols like the Great Tree headdress, bronze sword, & leopard-patterned attire.

His efforts to “traditionalise” his rule drew criticism from both colonial officers & missionary fathers.

Credit: Amightytree

Bronze leopard skull, nearly life-size, dated to the 8th–9th century. Mounted on a copper rod. Excavated at Igbo-Ukwu in...
29/06/2025

Bronze leopard skull, nearly life-size, dated to the 8th–9th century. Mounted on a copper rod. Excavated at Igbo-Ukwu in the Nri Kingdom, Nigeria.

Held by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria.

After crushing the rebellion, the British imprisoned traditional leaders and Ekumeku fighters in the Asaba jail, the Roy...
29/06/2025

After crushing the rebellion, the British imprisoned traditional leaders and Ekumeku fighters in the Asaba jail, the Royal Niger Company’s (RNC) regional headquarters.

Photograph of Asaba jail, 19th century. Taken by P. A. McC., now held in the British Museum.

“Convicts at Onitsha,” from John Downie Falconer’s On Horseback Through Nigeria; or, Life and Travel in the Central Suda...
29/06/2025

“Convicts at Onitsha,” from John Downie Falconer’s On Horseback Through Nigeria; or, Life and Travel in the Central Sudan (1911).

Cast bronze ram’s head pendant, excavated at Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria (9th century).Intricately detailed, with two grasshopper...
27/06/2025

Cast bronze ram’s head pendant, excavated at Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria (9th century).

Intricately detailed, with two grasshoppers adorning the tip of the nose and the forehead, a testament to the symbolic artistry of early Igbo metalwork.

Photograph: United Archives / WHA

Leaded-bronze bowls from Igbo Ukwu, 9th century, NCMM Nigeria, British museum Af1956,15.3
27/06/2025

Leaded-bronze bowls from Igbo Ukwu, 9th century, NCMM Nigeria, British museum Af1956,15.3

Ikenga & other Igbo religious objects at a French Catholic Mission—likely surrendered by converts. Many such artefacts e...
27/06/2025

Ikenga & other Igbo religious objects at a French Catholic Mission—likely surrendered by converts. Many such artefacts entered European museums & private collections not through direct looting or purchase, but by being given up during missionary activity. ~Friederich, R.P. (1916)

This Igbo mask, which features a tie-dyed costume and resembles the “Odogwu Anya Mme” masquerade, meaning “Red-eyed Warr...
27/06/2025

This Igbo mask, which features a tie-dyed costume and resembles the “Odogwu Anya Mme” masquerade, meaning “Red-eyed Warrior,” is commonly seen in Idemmili towns.

Photographed by William F**g, c. 1946. British Museum.

Ohu Ebì is an Ọ̀kọnkọ̀ mask found across south-central & eastern Igbo regions, including parts of the Delta.Societies l...
26/06/2025

Ohu Ebì is an Ọ̀kọnkọ̀ mask found across south-central & eastern Igbo regions, including parts of the Delta.

Societies like Ọ̀kọnkọ̀ form part of àbàràm̀àba—networks of initiatory groups that men join to gain knowledge, forge trading connections, & enhance social prestige.

Photographed by Arthur Tremearne, c. 1913. MAA Cambridge.

By the 1930s-40s, Igbo had become a leading force in education & public service in Nigeria, driven by limited opportunit...
26/06/2025

By the 1930s-40s, Igbo had become a leading force in education & public service in Nigeria, driven by limited opportunities at home & strong support for Western education.

— “The Ibo Awakening”, James Smoot Coleman, Nigeria: Background to Nationalism (1958), p. 333.

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