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Nice continuation of Igbo architecture in Enugu, CIDJAP or the Ofu Obi Africa Center.

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Unusual art gallery installation remixing Afikpo masks.

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Actual Afikpo masks.

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Okonko leopard society displays in Umuahia.

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A chief mourning an Obi of Onicha in the 60's.

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More Igbo Ukwu items.

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I'm not sure, but I think this mask is 'Ojiọnụ' a mask that mimics a bird. The masker is holding a rattle.

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Ukara cloth, a product of Arochukwu.

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Some other Igbo shrines and temples.

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Igbo mask, not sure of name.

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Funerary cloth.

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Another Ijele mask. They are rare and are supposed to come out once every 10-20 years.

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Agbogho mmuo doll (maiden spirit)

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Agbogho mmuo.

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Maiden spirit from Arochukwu.

Re: Igbo Art (Nka Igbo)
« #49 on: March 26, 2011, 12:24 AM »

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IKENGA



The Ikenga may be nothing more than the ancient Egyptian god Khenmu



KHENMU

Other Names: Chem, Kemu, Khem, Khnum Patron of: the creation of people and animals.

Appearance: a man with the head of a ram.

Description: Khenmu formed a triad with Anuket and Satis, and was possibly a Nubian god originally. The worship of Khenmu dates to the earliest of times in Egypt, the Unas Pyramid Text indicates that his cult was already old when that ancient document was written. Called "the Great Potter," Khenmu was the creator of people. He sculpted them out of clay from the Nile, held them up so that Ra could shine his life-giving rays upon them, and then placed them in the womb. His wife was the lioness-goddess Menhit, and their son was Hike. Originally a primal force deity of creation like Ptah, his role was later modified to fit him into the pantheon of the state religion.

Worship: Worshipped throughout Nubia and Egypt, his cult centers were Elephantine, Sunnu, Abu, and Semnut.

I think Jen33 assessement is correct that deity the igbos worshiped did came from the nile valley. Overall, the art being displayed on this trend is excellient.

An Igbo chief's compound, 1913.

From:

Southern Nigeria: Some Considerations of Its Structure, People, and Natural History
Author(s): A. E. Kitson
Source: The Geographical Journal, Vol. 41, No. 1 (Jan., 1913), pp. 16-34
Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1778485

Igbo Carved Doors
Author(s): Nancy C. Neaher
Source: African Arts, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Nov., 1981), pp. 49-55+88
Published by: UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3336006

PhysicsMHD:

Is that a 'Fila'?

PhysicsMHD:

This looks like a mud version of the 'false doors' in Egyptian buildings.

The hat? I don't know if it's a fila. Can't really tell from that picture, but it could be. Nigerian attire is really mixed between groups because of the adoption of some Hausa/Fulani attire by some southern groups (like Yoruba).

Obi/ Obu

Masks

Alusi?

Yam altar

Uli

Head dresses

hair styles

Akwete

Ikenga

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Another Ijele mask. They are rare and are supposed to come out once every 10-20 years.

That is an actual Ijele masqurade and not a mask.

Hey Dalu love it!