Igbo Architecture are architectural styles developed by the Igbo people. Igbo architecture particularly in the pre-colonial era, was deeply rooted in the culture, environment, and available local resources. While there might be variations based on different communities and regions within the Igbo territory, here are some detailed characteristics of traditional or pre-colonial Igbo architecture.[1]
^Ene-Orji, Chinedu (2022). "Traditional Igbo Architecture: A Symbolic Evaluation". African Arts. 55 (2): 66–81. doi:10.1162/afar_a_00657. ISSN 1937-2108. S2CID 248545706.
IgboArchitecture are architectural styles developed by the Igbo people. Igboarchitecture particularly in the pre-colonial era, was deeply rooted in the...
Igbo culture (Igbo: Ọmenala ndị Igbo) are the customs, practices and traditions of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. It consists of ancient practices...
The Igbo people (English: /ˈiːboʊ/ EE-boh, US also /ˈɪɡboʊ/ IG-boh; also spelled Ibo and historically also Iboe, Ebo, Eboe, Eboans, Heebo; natively Ṇ́dị́...
sometimes perfumed to accommodate visitors. Depending on the area Igboarchitecture in terms of town organization includes typically a settlement pattern...
Omenala, Odinana, and Omenana (Igbo: Ọdịnanị/Ọ̀dị̀nàlà), is the traditional cultural belief and practice of the Igbo people of south east Nigeria. These...
Igbo Jews are members of the Igbo people of Nigeria who practice Judaism. Jews have been documented in parts of Nigeria since the precolonial period,...
Igbo art (Igbo: Ǹkà Igbo) is any piece of visual art originating from the Igbo people. The Igbo produce a wide variety of art including traditional figures...
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in modern-day Enugu. These pyramid-shaped shrines were constructed by the Igbo people. In the 1930s an anthropologist and colonial administrator in the...
facilities such as kitchens. Igboarchitecture uses similar construction techniques and materials as Yoruba architecture, but varies significantly in...
Igbo literature encompasses both oral and written works of fiction and nonfiction created by the Igbo people in the Igbo language. This literary tradition...
The history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates. The beginnings...
Central Africa. The Fulani and the Hausa are almost entirely Muslim, while the Igbo are almost completely Christian and so are the Bini and the Ibibio. The Yoruba...
The Kingdom of Nri (Igbo: Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì) was a medieval polity located in what is now Nigeria. The kingdom existed as a sphere of religious and political...
music, Were music, Ogene, Fuji, Jùjú, Afrobeat, Afrobeats, Igbo highlife, Afro-juju, Waka, Igbo rap, Gospel, and Yo-pop. Styles of folk music are related...
taking place in the Nigerian film industry, be it in English, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Itsekiri, Edo, Efik, Ijaw, Urhobo, Ibibio, Annang or any other of the over...
deriving from Igbo culture. His early exposure to Igbo traditions fostered his interest in their dance, art, ritual, and architectural styles. Chike C...
soup, chilli paste in Togo, bitter leaf soup or with either okro, ọgbọnọ (Igbo)/ apọn (Yorùbá), or ewédú, meat or fish, stewed vegetables or other sauces...
Igbo state in modern-day Nigeria. The Kingdom of Nri was a West African medieval state in present-day southeastern Nigeria and a subgroup of the Igbo...
dashiki that is worn by many groups in Africa. The traditional attire of Igbo men includes an isiagu patterned with embroidered lion heads, usually worn...
Enugu (/eɪˈnuːɡuː/ ay-NOO-goo; Igbo: Énugwú) is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located inland in the Southeastern part of Nigeria. In...
live mostly in the south; indigenous religions, such as those native to the Igbo and Yoruba ethnicities, are in the minority. Nigerians come from multiple...
seeds and/or scent leaf, (respectively known as nchuanwu, arimu and ahuji in Igbo; ntong in Efik-Ibibio; effirin in Yoruba, añyeba in Igala, aramogbo in Edo;...
region of the country. Indigenous religions, such as those native to the Igbo and Yoruba ethnicities, have been declining for decades and been replaced...
encompasses writers in a number of languages, including not only English but Igbo, Urhobo, Yoruba, and in the northern part of the county Hausa and Nupe. More...
Europe and China, remaining important exports until the 19th century. In architecture, Japanese preferences for natural materials and an interaction of interior...
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