Title: Horn. Date: late 19th century. Geography: Nigeria. Culture: Probably Igbo people. Medium: Ivory. Dimensions: L. 21 5/8 × Diam. 2 1/16 in. (54.9 × 5.2 cm) Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn. Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889. Object Number: 89.4.463

One of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, the Igbo live in the southeastern and southcentral regions of the country as well as in equatorial Guinea. Organized into acephalous (without centralized leadership) polities, each cluster of Igbo villages was traditionally ruled by …

Ikenga (Igbo literal meaning "strength of majesty ") is a horned god found among the Igbo people in southeastern Nigeria. It is synonymous to the Christians' Angel Michael. It is one of the most powerful symbols of the Igbo people and one of the most common cultural artifacts.

2016年8月9日 · OPI ~ Horn. The horn, called Obu, Opi [/i]or [i]Ogba by different ethnic groups in southern Nigeria is made from animal horn or elephant tusk. It has an opening at the edge for producing sound as air is forced through it. The horn heralds the arrival or departure of the Igwe, Oba or a big masquerade. IKORO ~ Communication drum

The trumpets are created from animal horns or bones and their sounds create status symbols in the Igbo tradition. There are other traditional trumpets in Igbo music, such as the akpaele produced from the vegetable kingdom (a species of the gourd family), but slim and long like a small pipe, and used mostly by the west Igbo people.

The ikenga shown here in the shape of a man possesses characteristics associated with power and success. Large round horns dramatically loop above the figure’s head, a knife is held in the right hand while the left holds a severed human head. He wears a scalloped skirt open in the front exposing his genitals.

Horns. Horns are also used in Igbo music. The horns are generally harvested from dead elephants, buffalo, goat, deer and ram. The odu-okike horn is a hollowed elephant tusk made into a wind instrument. The horn has deep traditional significance and used only by …

animal horn familiar from Igbo and Igala examples. Among the Isoko and the Urhobo, Edo-speaking peoples living south of Benin, personal shrines prominently display the horns and teeth of imaginatively conceived (and unidentifiable) quadrupeds. These altars, both called ivri, explicitly merge human and animal imagery.

Title: Ubo akwara (pluriarc) Date: late 19th century. Geography: Nigeria. Culture: Igbo (Nigeria) Medium: Wood, fiber. Dimensions: H. 31 × W. 8 × D. 11 in. (78.7 × 20.3 × 27.9 cm) Classification: Chordophone-Musical Bow. Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889. Object Number: 89.4.2035. Dr. Herbert Heyde.

3 天之前 · As we see from the Biblical passages above, horns were considered symbols of great strength. Why should it then be surprising that in light of the Hebraic heritage of Ndi Igbo, that one of their most powerful symbol should be a figure with two horns? But let us allow, David Gittens, a Diaspora Igbo, to educate us on the Ikenga: