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Photo: A Meeting in an Igbo Notable’s Compound, 1890s. British Museum.
This historic image reflects Igbo society’s tradition of communal gatherings, strengthening social bonds and decision-making.
It’s last Sunday of March, many umunna and groups will replicate this gathering.
#igboculture #igbomen
These Atilogwu dancers at FESTAC ‘77 appear to be wearing what seems to be wigs, possibly mimicking earlier Igbo men’s traditional hairstyles. Photos by Philip Gaunt / UNESCO.
#atilogwu #festac #igbomen #africanhairstyles
Two male nursing staff at Amachara Methodist Hospital, Umuahia, Eastern Nigeria, circa 1938. USC Digital Library. #amachara #umuahia #nurses #malenurses #easternnigeria #igbomen
The “akụkụ isi” (side screws) hairstyle worn by young Igbo men from Ọka (Awka), in present-day Anambra State, Nigeria, circa 1909–1915.
Photographed by Thomas Northcote. #igbo #igbomen #igboarchive #hairstyle #african
Hairstyles of Igbo men and adolescents, circa 1920s, eastern Nigeria. These styles, often intricate and symbolic, reflected the community’s cultural identity, age, grades, and social status.
Photographed by G.T Basden.
#hairstyle #igbomen #nigeria
