Name: Masque Igbo - Nigéria
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Masque Igbo – Nigéria

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Igbo mask – Nigeria

The Igbo people are an ethnic group from present-day south-central and south-eastern Nigeria. Geographically, the homeland of the Igbo is divided into two unequal sections by the Niger River – an eastern part (which is the larger of the two) and a western part. The Igbo are one of the most important ethnic groups in Africa.

The Igbo language is divided into many regional dialects, and somewhat mutually intelligible with the larger group “Igboid”.

In rural Nigeria, the Igbo are mainly artisans, farmers and traders. The main crop is yam [The other staple crops are cassava and taro. The Igbos are also highly urbanized, with some of the largest metropolitan areas, towns and villages in Igboland.

Before British colonial rule in the 20th century, the Igbo were a politically fragmented group, with a number of centralized chiefdoms such as Nri, Arochukwu, Agbor and Onitsha. Unaffected by the Fulani War and the spread of Islam in Nigeria in the 19th century, they became predominantly Christians under colonization. As a result of decolonization, the Igbo have developed a strong sense of ethnic identity. During the Nigerian civil war of 1967-1970, the Igbo territories became the Republic of Biafra. Small Igbo ethnic populations are found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, as well as outside of Africa.