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The Origins of Isi Agụ: Lion or Leopard?
Lion or Leopard? If “agụ” is leopard, and “ọdụm” is lion, then why is it not Isi ọdụm? In Igbo culture, the phrase isi agụ is translates to “head of a leopard”, an animal revered in Igbo folklore. However, the isi agụ fabric itself features the motif of a lion’s head (ọdụm), which may seem…
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Cast: Oluchi in No Poetry (Short Film)
Oluchi (who starred in Nwanyi Oma) Features in the short film No Poetry. An Allegory. Jermaine Wong’s inspired Spoken Word Short Film tells the story of an unfaithful Bride and a heartbroken Groom as they come to grips with their sad situation. Compelling and deeply poetic No Poetry uses these turbulent characters to personify the…
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Cast: Chizi (Agbogho Chizitalu) x AFROPUNK
By Aliyah Blackmore*, AFROPUNK Contributor Chiizii is a visual artist and textile designer born and currently based in London, raised in New York with an eastern Nigerian Igbo background; her work is a reflection of her varied surroundings and experiences, a powerful relationship with color and pattern, traditional and modern technique, with a special emphasis…
Okwu ndị Igbo n'ala bekee.
