A Few Images of Precolonial West African Women.

Precolonial igbo women hairstyles. During the colonial period in Nigeria the Ibibio Union asked for recognition by the British as a sovereign nation Noah 1988. Below are some images Sugabelly put up on FB a while ago that Im reposting here with her graceful permission. The images were created from precolonial Igbo hairstyles through the archival images of Agbogho Mmuo Maiden Spirit Mask using internet resources and the book Among the Ibos of Nigeria by George Thomas Basden.

While writing about Nigerian historical dramas I thought the point I was trying to make there would go down better if everyone saw actual images of African women from the precolonial daysNot everyone Africans included has seen images of those who were here before us depicted in. Therefore the modern attires are less significant in terms of culture. The photo above was taken of an Igbo woman in present-day Arochuku in 1910.

While writing about Nigerian historical dramas I thought the point I was trying to make there would go down. Chinwe Juliet is a top Beauty Blogger in Africa. Below are some images Sugabelly put up on FB a while ago that Im reposting here with her graceful permission.

One is titled Mmanwu Masquerade which comprises of 47 miniature watercolour studies of various gorgeous hairstyles from the past. We have century old carvings in Ode Itsekiri and Benin depicting Igbo slaves which we sold to the Portuguese via our ancient pre colonial port called Ogidigben. Their make up suggests that this picture was taken in the 50s or 60s.

No matter how prosperous a man was if he was unable to rule his women and his children and especially his women he was not really. Women in the Igbo hinterland wore their hair in loose braids threaded knots known as Isi Owu or elaborate braids adorned with ornaments for important occasions. Igbo people who lived at the beginning of the 20th century had a completely different style of clothing.

The colonists provided Igbo people with a new way of dressing for Nigerians. The women dress like the Edo people with beads on the head. Igbo culture in precolonial times was a culture in which gender was re-constructed and performed according to social need where gender and.