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Re: Igbo Tribal Marks And Their Meaning by Maazieze(m): 4:18pm On Apr 27, 2023
banku:
1. Ndi-Igbo no dey get tribal face marks. Those scarifications belong to Ndi-Yoruba. Igbo have smooth fine face, skin color closer to whites as Jews and tattoos.

BTW, Nsipidi are not Igbo, try Efik and Ibibio.

Are you blind? Their is a plethora of evidence of precolonial igbos using Body scarification, uli and nsibidi.

Dont discard your heritage because you want to appear more "European"
Re: Igbo Tribal Marks And Their Meaning by ChinenyeN(m): 2:44am On May 02, 2023
banku:
1. Ndi-Igbo no dey get tribal face marks. Those scarifications belong to Ndi-Yoruba. Igbo have smooth fine face, skin color closer to whites as Jews and tattoos.

BTW, Nsipidi are not Igbo, try Efik and Ibibio.

We definitely do.

In Ngwa, for instance, we have kanja, which is a scarification practice that was in vogue in precolonial times even up to the 1970s. The wave of Christianity from the 1940s to 1980s diminished the practice. Now it’s mostly a memory. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone born after 1980 that has kanja. There are probably some. Anyhow, it was not too long ago that the practice was rather prominent.

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