On the contrary, Igbo modern-day cities are unique in the country, because they are heavily urbanized but still retain the well-structured and spaced-out look typical of an Igbo settlement.

More pictures of Igbo women's hairstyles

Igbo men were not left out of course

They did a lot of hairstyles from braids, dreadlocks, 'waves', 'fades', you name it. Basically, anything that can get you ambushed by a Nigerian security officer.

Unfortunately, after colonialism, European culture and sensibilities became 'Igbo culture'.

More Igbo men's hairstyles

Fun fact, there are a lot of close similarities between the hairstyles, feathers, and scarification of Nobles in Ancient Igbo and Nubian-Egyptian cultures. This points to our shared African origins.

Igbo notables in treaties and Agreements with Europeans

Igbo fashions of the past...

More fashions from a bygone era...

more...

More fashions...

More fashion styles...

Picture of an Igbo family from the 1800s...

The first picture is an Igbo doctor plying his trade

The second one is a musician

Shiver99:
The geographical area that Igbos occupy is one of the most fertile areas in the entirety of West Africa; bounded by rapidly decertifying arid areas to the north and infertile mangroves to the south. It was a veritable stroke of genius by Igbo ancestors that they were able to possess this section of prime land.

As result, Igbos were able to reach levels of civilisation and critical thinking not available to many at the time.

As stated before, due to very limited resources and investment in Archaeology very little is known about Ancient Igbos to a particular point, but we can see that in later Igbo works; where times of abundance and peace led them to create magnificent works.

Even the Bible said " The people of Gad has chosen the best land for themselves".

One significant aspect of Igbo fashion was the numerous pieces of jewelry that both women and men wore. One of the most typical being anklets.


The spirally, dense bronze anklets were a significant feature of Igbo fashion. Imagine wearing several pounds of pure bronze on your legs.

While this distinct spirally jewelry has fast fallen out of fashion in Igboland itself. Interestingly, in some parts of Nigeria, particularly in parts of the Northern cross river, with a history of intermarriage and migration with Igboland, they have managed to retain an attire very similar to Igbos.

Other than traditional attire, they have also managed to retain distinct aspects of culture linked with Igbo origin that distinguishes them from surrounding groups, such as the worship of the earth goddess (Ala), and the new yam festival.

Shiver99:
While this distinct spirally jewelry has fast fallen out of fashion in Igboland itself. Interestingly, in some parts of Nigeria, particularly in parts of the Northern cross river, with a history of intermarriage and migration with Igboland, they have managed to retain an attire very similar to Igbos.

Other than traditional attire, they have also managed to retain distinct aspects of culture linked with Igbo origin that distinguishes them from surrounding groups, such as the worship of the earth goddess (Ala), and the new yam festival.

Which group is this?

thebosstrevor1:


Wearing of clothes is the first thing any civilised nation will do before others.

Do you know the meaning of civilization.

Aren't you civilised than the tribes not wearing clothes today.

How can you write that people who are naked are more civilised than people who were not, it is like writing that the society who invented bicycles are more innovative than the society who invented cars.

Is that not confusion and an attempt to distort history

The problem is you don't even understand what civilization is.

Civilization means culture. Ask any sociologist.

European civilization means European culture.

Civilization as we use it in Nigeria means living according to western culture. Covering the whole body is not West African civilization but an European civilization.

Every tribe is civilized but not according to western way of living.

Using western culture as standard is colonial slavery

TAO11:
The pictures he attached are from the mid/late 1900s.

While those I attached are from the early/late 1900s.


It is not my fault that your best structures (from the 1900s) looks feeble and uninspiring.

Your people were stuck with muds, sticks, and leaves even in as recent as the 1900s.

Yet you want to compare with those who are way ahead of you during the same period.

Show me a photograph of an Igbo structure from the ancient times.

Well, there are no photos in ancient times anyways.

Refer to my last comment for more details.

Cheers!
Cc: theFilmtric

If what you said is true, why haven't the yorubas sustain the development?

Yoruba villages are the most unorganized in the South. You claim to live in fine buildings in the past, but today you live in ugly houses in your villages

Igboid:


Which group is this?

Yakurr people, I believe.

aribisala0:

can women inherit land from her father in Eboeland?

Some of you yorubas are shameless.

Women from Igbo land don't inherit land from their father so that they don't have reasons to leave their marriage.

It's frowned up for a married woman to leave her husband house, so we train them from childhood how to be a good wife.

Not allowing them inheritance is a mechanism to prevent them from leaving their husband.

To compensate for that, the husband MUST build a house for them and give them a lot of lands, more than their father would have given to them.

Their last son inherit the land at their death. You can't marry in Igbo then without building a house for your wife and giving her lands.

I still know all my grandmother lands and I saw her house before it was pulled down by the last son to erect his current place.

All our wives are great farmers and the farm and produce belong to them.

Some wives are as wealthy as their husband and since all their wealth are in their husband land, they have inventive to stay in their marriage.

We have what we call Umuada which is as powerful as umunna.

Umunna, umuada and age group (mainly for youths) are the decision makers.

Our umuada fought the British during the Aba women riot to show you how powerful they are.

Another problem with you Yorubas is you guys don't understand the Osu system.

It's our equivalent of the Hebrews' city of refugee.

For example if you are facing any existential threat, you can pledge your family to the deity for protection.

When you do, you and your family becomes the deity's property. Anyone who provokes you get the anger of that deity.

Because of that people avoid associating with them entirely, leading to discrimination.

The system itself is to protect weak families.

It has outlived its usefulness because of today's judicial system.

Giving the weak strong system to protect themselves is egalitarianism

OFFICIAL336:

Some of you yorubas are shameless.

Women from Igbo land don't inherit land from their father so that they don't have reasons to leave their marriage.

It's frowned up for a married woman to leave her husband house, so we train them from childhood how to be a good wife.

Not allowing them inheritance is a mechanism to prevent them from leaving their husband.

To compensate for that, the husband MUST build a house for them and give them a lot of lands.

All Iur wives are great farmers and the farm and produce belong to them.

Some wives are as wealthy as their husband and since all their wealth are in their husband land, they have inventive to stay in their marriage.

We have what we canll Umuada which is as powerful as umunna.

Umunna, umuada and age group (mainly for youths) are the decision makers.

Our umuada fought the British during the Aba women riot to show you how powerful they are.

Another problem with you Yorubas is you guys don't understand the Osu system.

It's our equivalent of the Hebrews' city of refugee.

For example if you are facing any existential threat, you can pledge your family to the deity for protection.

When you do, you and your family becomes the deity's property. Anyone who provokes you get the anger of that deity.

Because of that people avoid associating with them entirely, leading to discrimination.

The system itself is to protect weak families.

It has outlived its usefulness because of today's judicial system

Yes Yoruba are your nightmare but that is not what this thread is about

Here we are discussing Eboes in their historical context

We know that in Eboe tradition women are chattels with no inheritance rites and no political role.
We also know of barbaric practices like OSUISM which make some people outcaste and untouchable. It was an extreme punishment for some crimes so this idea of pledging to deities for protection is just another LIE as is typical of you folk. LYING through your teeth is something you do consistently with no shame

Simple test instead of all this pseudo justification. Will any human being CHOOSE to be an OSU

The long and short is that there are so many barbaric and bestial practices that cannot be justified by sane minds

aribisala0:
Yes Yoruba are your nightmare but that is not what this thread is about

Here we are discussing Eboes in their historical context

We know that in Eboe tradition women are chattels with no inheritance rites and no political role.
We also know of barbaric practices like OSUISM which make some people outcaste and untouchable. It was an extreme punishment for some crimes so this idea of pledging to deities for protection is just another LIE as is typical of you folk. LYING through your teeth is something you do consistently with no shame

Simple test instead of all this pseudo justification. Will any human being CHOOSE to be an OSU

The long and short is that there are so many barbaric and bestial practices that cannot be justified by sane minds

Yorubas dont travel so I don't blame you.

Osu was a system to protect the weak and you become one at your own making.

Yes our women don't inherit land from their fathers but are entitled to more from their husband.

Yoruba women don't stay in marriage because they are always quick to run back to their father land.

Our system was designed to uphold our cultural values but people like from multiple fathers will not understand.

OFFICIAL336:

Yorubas dont travel so I don't blame you.

Osu was a system to protect the weak and you become one at your own making.

Yes our women don't inherit land from their fathers but are entitled to more from their husband.

Yoruba women don't stay in marriage because they are always quick to run back to their father land.

Our system was designed to uphold our cultural values but people like from multiple fathers will not understand.

But we are not discussing Yoruba

So Eboe women do not inherit because of Yoruba people?
Yoruba people are the cause of Osuism and cannibalism

Yoruba people should travel to learn about OSUISM


Once again this thread is NOT ABOUT YORUBA
Yoruba

OSUISM is the best way to protect the weak? WOW

ANOTHER EBOE LIE

You convince no one with that crap

OSUISM was often a punishment for crimes which was extended to unborn generations nothing to do with protecting anyone

Chimamnda Adichie was lamenting publicly about how she and her family were treated at her father's funeral


Women should also be able to inherit from their mothers but of course Eboe society does not recognize woman as human so women have no property for their children to inherit

Your worldview is al Father's house this father's house that. Of course mother's cannot have houses because in Eboe tradition women have no property rights

Just last month we head of . women thrown out of her house by husband's brother
Another Nairaland thread

OFFICIAL336:

Yorubas dont travel so I don't blame you.

Osu was a system to protect the weak and you become one at your own making.

Yes our women don't inherit land from their fathers but are entitled to more from their husband.

Yoruba women don't stay in marriage because they are always quick to run back to their father land.

Our system was designed to uphold our cultural values but people like from multiple fathers will not understand.

There goes your fake story about inheriting in husband's house
https://www.nairaland.com/7049834/anambra-widow-sleeps-outside-after

In Eboeland women have no inheritance rights in their husband's family or their father's house

https://www.nairaland.com/7049834/anambra-widow-sleeps-outside-after

aribisala0:

But we are not discussing Yoruba

So Eboe women do not inherit because of Yoruba people?
Yoruba people are the cause of Osuism and cannibalism

Yoruba people should travel to learn about OSUISM


Once again this thread is NOT ABOUT YORUBA
Yoruba

OSUISM is the best way to protect the weak? WOW

ANOTHER EBOE LIE

You convince no one with that crap

OSUISM was often a punishment for crimes which was extended to unborn generations nothing to do with protecting anyone

Chimamnda Adichie was lamenting publicly about how she and her family were treated at her father's funeral


Women should also be able to inherit from their mothers but of course Eboe society does not recognize woman as human so women have no property for their children to inherit

Your worldview is al Father's house this father's house that. Of course mother's cannot have houses because in Eboe tradition women have no property rights

Just last month we head of . women thrown out of her house by husband's brother
Another Nairaland thread

Please I don't time for you.

Yoruba omo eru is far worst than Osu which is a system you and your people don't understand.

Throwing wives out of their husband house is far worst in Yoruba.

Hypocrisy = Yoruba

Now can you kindly tell the whole world why the Anambra woman was thrown out?

Igbo society is far more egalitarian than your yoruba land will ever get to.

Now compare Nigeria gini coefficient by regions and then come back.

OFFICIAL336:

Please I don't time for you.

Yoruba omo eru is far worst than Osu which is a system you and your people don't understand.

Throwing wives out of their husband house is far worst in Yoruba.

Hypocrisy = Yoruba

Now can you kindly tell the whole world why the Anambra woman was thrown out?

Igbo society is far more egalitarian than your yoruba land will ever get to.

Now compare Nigeria gini coefficient by regions and then come back.

Thrown out of father's house

Thrown out of Husband's house. Eboe women are chattels with no voice

No inheritance rights for Eboe women

aribisala0:



Chimamnda Adichie was lamenting publicly about how she and her family were treated at her father's funeral


Women should also be able to inherit from their mothers but of course Eboe society does not recognize woman as human so women have no property for their children to inherit

The way you Yorubas lies just to perpetuate hate is alarming.

Chimamanda issue was with the Catholic church but Yoruba snakes have turned it upside down.

Another Yoruba lie is that women don't own properties in Igbo land to inherit.

We don't have time for you because all these explanation we have given shows you lack comprehension skill.

Take anywhere, Igbo women are treated equally than gow Yorubas do.

Inheriting half plot of land from the father is nothing compared to many piece of land new wife get from their husband in ancient Igbo

aribisala0:

Thrown out of father's house

Thrown out of Husband's house. Eboe women are chattels with no voice

No inheritance rights for Eboe women

Ok

OFFICIAL336:

The way you Yorubas lies just to perpetuate hate is alarming.

Chimamanda issue was with the Catholic church but Yoruba snakes have turned it upside down.

Another Yoruba lie is that women don't own properties in Igbo land to inherit.

We don't have time for you because all these explanation we have given shows you lack comprehension skill.

Take anywhere, Igbo women are treated equally than gow Yorubas do.

Inheriting half plot of land from the father is nothing compared to many piece of land new wife get from their husband in ancient Igbo

Eboe women without male children have no say in their husband's house

You think we do not know all the misogynistic aspects of Eboe life

OFFICIAL336:

Ok

Widows and children are regularly forced out of husband's house in Eboeland
Shame!!
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/cost-widowhood-igboland/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-55675987
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/10/ugly-stories-of-how-widows-are-maltreated-in-igboland/

Of course we all know that BBC and Vanguard are run by Yorubas who are the cause of Eboe problems