AFRICAN BRIDAL BEADS: A STORY OF ADORNMENT, STATUS AND IDENTITY.
Watch a Yoruba bride settle a strand of coral beads over her shoulders before she enters the hall, and you […]
African Culture & Heritage
African traditions, customs, cultural practices, heritage and identity
Nigerian Headwear: The Stories, Status and Beauty Behind the Headwrap
Walk into any Nigerian wedding, naming ceremony, or Sunday service, and you’ll see it before you see anything else: the
The Yam Barn Was His Pride. But Who Kept the Family Fed?
In many parts of Igboland, few crops have carried as much cultural and economic weight as yam. In Nsukka, yam
INSIDE THE FATTENING ROOM
The Efik Tradition That Shaped a Standard of Beauty In the coastal city of Calabar, long before Instagram told women