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ULI Art & Archive – Igbo Nigeria
0 Comment Uli painting on the walls of ‘Odelegu’, Nibo, present-day Anambra State, Nigeria. Photographed by Northcote W. Thomas in 1911. Composite of NWT 3125a (MAA P.31342) and NWT 3127 (MAA P.31344). Uli is a celebrated traditional Igbo artform. It has been the subject of many studies, and has inspired subsequent generations of Nigerian artists,… |
BlackScribes Team | April 21, 2024 | April 21, 2024 | Africa, Agukwu Nri, Culture, hair, history, Igbo, Mpuniyi, Ngene, Nibo, Nigeria, Nise, Ogwugwu, scarification, uli, West Africa | ||
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The Ancient Beliefs of Supreme African Goddesses in West Africa
The belief of a Supreme natural being has never been a doubt in African culture. Even before Europeans and Arabs came and introduced Christianity and Islam, Africans believed that there was a force greater than the universe that created everything on the Earth. In most African religions, the supreme God is a distant being no… |
BlackScribes Team | February 28, 2024 | February 28, 2024 | Africa, African Gods, Ghana, mythology, Nigeria, Orishas, Oshun, West Africa, Yemaya |