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Legend has it that Adikpo Songo from Akpagher; Mbatyav in the present day Gboko local government area of Benue State, Nigeria, was the originator of Kwagh-hir.Adikpo Songu, in an interview with Iyorwuese Hagher, a scholar of Kwagh-hir, attempted to corroborate this view held by several kwagh-hir group leaders and notable elders in Tivland.
A replica of this ivory mask was used as a symbol for Festac '77.. Festac '77, also known as the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (the first took place in Dakar, 1966, the second in Algiers in July 1969) was a major international festival held in Lagos, Nigeria, from 15 January 1977 to 12 February 1977. [1]
Masking traditions are a major part of the Edo groups of Nigeria, who trace their beginnings to the kingdom of Benin, their neighbors to the south. The politics and social structures of the Ibo groups tend to be more similar to their neighbors, which consist of the Idoma and Igala. Basic political units are formed from ritual ties.
In British military jargon of the first half of the 20th century, a "base wallah" is someone employed at a military base, or with a job far behind the front lines. [6] There were a number of other words of this type, such as "camel wallah" and "machine-gun wallah", and more. [7] "Base wallah" had a derogatory reference for a person who is ...
Music and dance are essential components of Owambe parties, providing entertainment for guests. [8] A variety of musical genres are played, ranging from traditional to modern, with diverse dance styles. [2] Some popular musicians who perform at Owambe parties include King Sunny Adé, Ebenezer Obey, and others. Guests often engage in dance ...
Nigerian lawyer Bolanle Austen-Peters founded Terra Kulture in 2003. [3]The center is a restaurant, serving Nigerian cuisine, bookstore and cultural venue, [4] hosting exhibitions of Nigerian art, [5] theater, [6] and book readings as well as language classes in the three main Nigerian languages, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
The history of the territories which since ca. 1900 have been known under the name of Nigeria during the pre-colonial period (16th to 18th centuries) was dominated by several powerful West African kingdoms or empires, such as the Oyo Empire and the Islamic Kanem-Bornu Empire in the northeast, and the Igbo kingdom of Onitsha in the southeast and ...
Etighi is a Nigerian dance. The etighi dance was founded by the Akwa Ibom people.The dance requires movement of the leg and the waist. The dance is known across Nigeria and popularly used by the Ibibio and Efik people where its origin began.