Photo: A Meeting in an Igbo Notable’s Compound, 1890s. British Museum.

This historic image reflects Igbo society’s tradition of communal gatherings, strengthening social bonds and decision-making.
It’s last Sunday of March, many umunna and groups will replicate this gathering.
#igboculture #igbomen

These Atilogwu dancers at FESTAC ‘77 appear to be wearing what seems to be wigs, possibly mimicking earlier Igbo men’s traditional hairstyles. Photos by Philip Gaunt / UNESCO.
#atilogwu #festac #igbomen #africanhairstyles

Two male nursing staff at Amachara Methodist Hospital, Umuahia, Eastern Nigeria, circa 1938. USC Digital Library. #amachara #umuahia #nurses #malenurses #easternnigeria #igbomen

Men from Nri, Igbo speaking region of Nigeria, early 1910s taken by Northcote Thomas. #nri #igbomen

The “akụkụ isi” (side screws) hairstyle worn by young Igbo men from Ọka (Awka), in present-day Anambra State, Nigeria, circa 1909–1915.

Photographed by Thomas Northcote. #igbo #igbomen #igboarchive #hairstyle #african

Hairstyles of Igbo men and adolescents, circa 1920s, eastern Nigeria. These styles, often intricate and symbolic, reflected the community’s cultural identity, age, grades, and social status.

Photographed by G.T Basden.
#hairstyle #igbomen #nigeria