Ichi (scarification)IchiListen was a form of facial ritual scarification worn by mainly men of the Igbo people of Nigeria. The scarification indicated that the wearer had passed through initial initiation into the aristocratic Nze na Ozo society, thus marking the wearer as nobility. Echoes of this tradition are found in the contemporary derivative word Ichie, which denotes a member of a class of titled chieftains amongst the Igbo.
WarriorA warrior is a guardian specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracy, class, or caste.
BlacksmithA blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such as gates, grilles, railings, light fixtures, furniture, sculpture, tools, agricultural implements, decorative and religious items, cooking utensils, and weapons.Praise nameA praise name is a figurative or descriptive name that is given to either a person, animal, clan, deity, or inanimate object. They are usually laudatory and refer to a quality or action, though in the pursuit of essentialising something they can be derogatory. They often comprise the basis for praise poetry, serve as permanent titles, or as terms of formal address that reinforce status.
Urhobo peopleEthnic group of Niger Delta, Nigeria Ethnic group Urhobo peopleIhwo r' UrhoboAn Urhobo couple at a weddingTotal populationc. 7 million[citation needed] (est.)LanguagesUrhobo language / AgbarhoUghievwenOkpeUvwieUduIsokoErowhaEnglishNigerian pidginReligionChristianity 93%Igbe religion 3%Others 4%Related ethnic groupsIsoko, Benin, Esan, Afemai, Ijaw, Itsekiri The Urhobos are a people located in southern Nigeria, near the northwestern Niger Delta.
Artifact (archaeology)An artifact or artefact (British English) is a general term for an item made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest. In archaeology, the word has become a term of particular nuance; it is defined as an object recovered by archaeological endeavor, including cultural artifacts (of cultural interest).
Isoko peopleThe Isokos are an ethnolinguistic group who inhabit the Isoko region of Delta State and Bayelsa State, Nigeria. They are people of southern Nigeria, near the northwestern Niger delta. They speak the Isoko language – a language of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family. The Isoko culture is related to several cultures in the Niger-Delta – namely the Urhobo, Ijaw and Anioma.
Edo peopleThe Edopeople, also referred to as the Beninpeople, are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group. They are prominently native to the Edo South senatorial district which comprises seven local government areas of Edo State. The Edo people speak the Edo language and are the descendants of the founders of the Benin Kingdom, the Ogiso.
Ijaw peopleThe Izon people or Izon Otu, otherwise known as the Ijaw people due to the historic mispronunciation of the name Izon, are an ethnic group majorly found in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, with significant population clusters in Bayelsa, in Delta, and in Rivers. They are also found in other Nigerian states like Ondo State, Edo State, Akwa Ibom State, Abia State, and Ogun State Many are found as migrantfishermen in camps as far west as Sierra Leone and as far east as Gabon.
NigeriaNigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 mi2). With a population of more than 242 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west.
Esan peopleThe Esan people are an ethnic group native to Nigeria, primarily residing in the Edo Central Senatorial District, a plateau region approximately 136 metres (446 ft) above sea level. The term Esan refers to both the people, their culture and their language. Unlike some centralized kingdoms in Nigeria, the Esan people traditionally organized themselves into a loose confederation of 35 independent kingdoms, each governed by its own Onojie (king).
Igbo peopleEthnic group in Southern NigeriaEthnic groupThe Igbo people (English: , US also ; also spelled Ibo and historically also Iboe, Ebo, Eboe, Eboans, Heebo; natively Ńdị́ Ìgbò) are an ethnic group whose primary origin is found in modern-day Nigeria, in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States, while others can be found in the Niger Delta and along the Cross River. They can also be found as residents in Cameroon, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea.
Igbo languageIgbo (English: EE-boh, US also IG-boh; Standard Igbo: Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò [ásʊ̀sʊ̀ ìɡ͡bò] ) is the principal native language of the Igbo people, an ethnicity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria. Igbo languages are spoken by a total of 31 million people. The number of Igboid languages depends on how one classifies a language versus a dialect, so there could be around 35 different Igbo languages.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.