INDEX
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A
Abara, messenger of the Earth Goddess, represented in Mbari Houses, 16-7.
Abaw, clan of Ika sub-tribe of Ibo, 79.
Abuan, Semi-Bantu tribe, 75, 121, 123.
Adultery:
Tabus, 126-7;
condonation of, 127.
Ajiji, ‘play’, 93-4.
Ajokko-ji, or Njokku:
Yam cult, 99 et seq.;
among Mbolli, 29.
Ala, or Ale, or Ana. See Earth Goddess.
Ale Nsaw, sub-tribe of Ibo, 122-3.
Amade Onhia, or Amad’ongha. See God of Lightning.
Ancestors:
and Fertility, 9, 60, 113, 120;
and Ale, 120 et seq. esp. 134;
accursed, 64;
shrines and phallic figures, 84;
symbols, 80-1;
between reincarnations, 77, 130-2.
Ant hill, and phallic cults, 90-2.
Ape, represented in Mbari Houses, 22, 24-5.
Aro, sub-tribe of Ibo; and worship of Thunder God, 46.
Art, clay figures in Mbari Houses, 15, 41.
Axe, double-headed, depicted on Ikoro drum, 4, 8.
B
Binny, Mr. J. M., former District Commissioner, 108-9.
Bird and Pillar worship, 43.
Birth:
representation in Mbari Houses, 15, 24, 51;
due to Jujus, 60.
Blood and Fertility, 102, 128-9.
Burial. See Death.
C
Chief of town, must be priest of Ale, 12.
Child birth, tabus re, 63.
Coiffure, representations in Mbari Houses, 15, 41.
Cooking cones. See Eku, 82 et seq.
Copulation:
method of, 24-5;
with the dead, 132;
unnatural, 33-6;
tabus re, 32-3, 121 et seq.;
and cults of Earth Goddess and Thunder God, 15, 48.
Crocodile, depicted on Ikoro drum etc., 4, 7, 9.
Cult, yam, 99 et seq. See Fertility.
D
Dance, at Elele, 116 et seq.
Death, tabus re, 62-4.
Drum, the Great, 1 et seq.
E
Earth. See Goddess.
Spousals with Sky, 61.
Egyptians, Ancient, 75;
Legend re Horus, 85.
Ekkpahian, sub-tribe of, Ibo, and unnatural copulation, 34-6.
Ekoi, Semi-Bantu tribe, 65, 79.
Eku, phallic figures, 82 et seq.
Eleche, Priest of Aya-Eke yam cult, 104 et seq.
Elele, Ikwerri Ibo town, home of Aya-Eke Yam cult, 103.
Etche, sub-tribe of Ibo, builders of Mbari Houses, 12, 20, 23, 40 et seq.
Ethnological Sketch by P. Amaury Talbot, v.
F
Farms, 99. See Fertility.
Fertility:
of farms, 50, 99 et seq.;
of farms and flocks, 36, 113;
and Jujus, see Ibudu, 65 et seq.;
linked with priest, 103;
desire for, 133;
and blood, 128-9.
See Ancestors, also Earth Goddess, esp. 40-1, 48, 60.
Frazer, Sir James, 85.
Fruitfulness. See Fertility.
G
Genital Organs, 65-6, 70, 5-6.
See Phallic, Symbols.
Ghosts. See Ancestors.
Girls, and initiatory ceremonies, 14, 82 et seq.
God, of Lightning and Thunder, Amade Onhia or Amad’ongha, 52 et seq.;
and Mbari shrine, 12, 20-1, 27, 30-1, 40, 43;
symbols, 47;
signs of, 57;
his ‘Palms’, 46;
his Priest, 49, 56;
and witchcraft, 57, 136.
God, Sky, 52 et seq., 61.
Goddess, Earth, 9, 52 et seq.;
the coming of, 135;
and Mbari shrines, 12, 16, 21, 26, 30, 40;
and Ancestors, 120 et seq.;
and witchcraft, 136.
H
Head-Dresses:
of Obukere Society, 37-8;
representation in Mbari Houses, see Coiffure.
Horn of Plenty, 9.
I
Ibibio Tribe, 64-5, 85.
Ibo Tribe: v.
Ibodo, Etche Ibo town, 42, 44.
Ibudu, phallic pillars, 65 et seq.
Ikoro Drum, 2 et seq.
Initiatory ceremonies, feminine. See Girls.
Intercourse. See Copulation.
J
Jekri, sub-tribe of Yoruba, Tabus re copulation, 124.
Johnston, Sir Harry, 56.
Jujus, and Fertility of human beings, 60, 65.
K
Kalabari, sub-tribe of Ijaw, v, 56;
and double Ibudu, 77-8.
L
Lightning:
and trees, 58;
God of, see God.
M
Marriage:
among Okrikans, 120;
ideal, 89;
betrothed girls, 82 et seq.
Mbari Houses: Chs. 2, 3 and 4;
at Omo Dim, 10 et seq.;
at Ibodo, 44;
construction of, 14 et seq.;
ceremonies at, 14;
in Etche country, 40 et seq.;
license depicted in, 32-3.
Mbolli, tribe:
and yam cult, 29, 115;
and farms, 121-2.
Medicine man, and construction of Mbari House, 21, 23.
Mgbe, and temples, 21, 23.
Moon:
depicted on Ikoro drum, 4;
on figures in Mbari Houses, 26 et seq., 31;
and fertility, 28-30.
N
Njokku, figure in Mbari House, 11.
See also Ajokko-Ji, 99 et seq.
O
Obogwe, Ibo town, Mbari House at, 30.
Obukere Club: 36-9;
and unnatural copulation, 36.
Ohambele, Ibo town, where Ikoro drum is worshipped, 2.
Okrikans, clan of Kalabari sub-tribe of Ibo, and Death Tabus, 63.
Omo Dim, Ibo town, Mbari House at, 26 et seq.
Opioro, Etche Ibo town, Mbari House at, 24-5.
Otaminni, River Deity, and Mbari Houses, 12, 20, 24.
P
Peoples of Southern Nigeria, by P. Amaury Talbot, v.
Pepple, Mr. B. M., 2
Phallic Cult, 65 et seq., 84-5.
See Procreation, Fertility, Symbols, Genital organs.
Pillar, Bird and Pillar worship, 43-4.
Pliny, 6.
Priest:
of Earth Goddess, 12, 16, 30;
of Yam cult, Fertility linked with his life, 103;
of Thunder God, 49.
Procreation, represented in Mbari Houses, 15, 32.
Prostitution, religious, 127-8.
Puberty, girls’ initiatory ceremonies, 82 et seq.
R
Rainbow, sign of Lightning God, 57
Romans, and seed-grain, 113.
S
Seed Yams, and corn, 49, 59, 113.
Sekapu Society, 39.
Sex, Male and Female combined, 89.
Sky God. See God.
Slaves:
of Juju, 56, 59;
in Mbari Houses, 42;
sanctuary in shrines, 59.
Snake:
depicted on Ikoro Drum, etc., 4, 6-7;
symbol of male organ, 5 et seq.;
cults, 34.
Stone, worship of, 80-1.
Symbols: 65, 79-81, 84-5, 94;
on Ikoro drum, 4;
of tortoise and snake, 4-9;
of lightning, 47.
T
Tabus:
re copulation, 25, 32-3, 121, 123-6;
food, 49, 102;
climbing, 58;
picking leaves, etc., 58;
death, 62-4;
revocation of, 125.
Thunder, God of. See God of Lightning.
Times Literary Supplement, quotation from, 4-5.
Tortoise:
symbol of female generative organs, 5-9;
and Folklore, 5.
Tree, sacred, 101-2, 130-1.
U
Umoyo, Etche town, 22.
Unnatural copulation, 33-6.
W
Whitehouse, Mr., former District Commissioner, 14.
Witchcraft, and Earth Goddess and Thunder God, 136.
Wobilo, Chief of Umoyo, 22-3.
Wrestling:
depicted in Mbari Houses, 41;
in connection with yam and corn cults, 110 et seq.
Y
Yam Cult: 99 et seq.;
among Mbolli, 29;
Aya-Eke cult, 103 et seq.
Yellow, Mr. G. A., 11.
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