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The Ancestral House (Iba) in Onitsha, 1960-61
Above, a View of Umera Ozi’s House from the South, 1960
When I first photographed this uniquely magnificent traditional building in color above, a funeral was underway for the late Akunne Agusiobo, a member of an Odoje family, and the center of the ritual activity where I was taking the photograph was occurring directly across Ugwunabamkpa Road from the Ozi‘s house. The vehicles present were associated with the funeral, not directly linked with the Ozi and his house at this time.
[Note: click on any image you want to enlarge.]
Before I survey this topic, I should point out that, in traditional Onitsha (as in many African societies), certain houses play central roles in defining social identities and coordinating group activities of the people. Here, they provide ritual centers dedicated largely to ancestors, primarily those forming lines of “fathers” and “sons” but also (as you will see) women and crucially important social connections formed with and through them. Sacred concepts and images serve to focus the meanings of all kinds of social relationships, and these are often labelled through physical forms.1
Umera Ozi
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Nsugbe
Town in Anambra State, Nigeria
Nsugbe is a town in Anambra East Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria.[1] It is a suburb of Onitsha.
Location
[edit]Nsugbe is a town situated on the eastern bank of the Niger River within the Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. It is surrounded by several neighboring towns and villages. To the west is Onitsha, while Nkwelle-Ezunaka and Umunya are situated to the southwest. Anam lies to the north, and to the east, there are towns such as Umuleri, Aguleri, Enugwu Aguleri, Nando, Nteje, Awkuzu, Igbariam, and Achalla. The town of Nsugbe consists of ten villages, namely Agbalagbo, Enugwu, Nnadi, Amumu, Akpalagu, Ogwuari, Amagu, Offianta, Abah, and Amaofu.
Origin
[edit]According to oral tradition, the first settlers in Nsugbe were the descendants of Omini, son of Enugwu Aguleri Eri, who migrated from Enugwu Aguleri after the death of their father and settled at Okpuno Enugwu Nsugbe, an area on the outskirts of modern-day Nsugbe. However, the leader of the group, was called back to Aguleri upon the death of his father Enini (Omini). Some of his descendants, along with his brother Nta, remained in Nsugbe and were later joined by other immigrants from Ivite Agulu-eri, establishing present