Mgbokwo of Öka (Awka), photographed by British colonial anthropologist Northcote Thomas (1910–1911). Colourised and cropped from the original black-and-white by Ụ́kpụ́rụ́ in 2018.

Courtesy of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge. #awka #igbowoman #beauty

“Igbo woman from Illah. Southern Nigeria.” Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. [Postcard]
#igbowoman #igbo #illah #anioma #nigeria

An Igbo woman weaving in a traditional textile workshop, Aba, Nigeria. The cloth features tortoise designs. 1945–1975.

Photo: IWM. #igbowoman #aba #akwete #cloth

A woman and her baby at Amachara Hospital, northern Umuahia, circa 1935. From the exercise book album of missionary Emily Godfrey.
#igbowoman #amachara #umuahia #abia

A colorized 2018 version of a black-and-white photograph of an Igbo woman, originally taken by British colonial anthropologist Northcote Thomas between 1910 and 1911. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge. #igbowoman #igbo #igboarchive

An Igbo woman from the north-central area (present day Anambra) with jewellery and uli (indigo dye) body art. Photographed by British colonial government anthropologist Northcote Thomas, c. 1910-11.

#jewellery #uli #dye #anambra #igbowoman #hairstyle #Igbohairstyle

An Igbo woman selling snails in Onitsha, 1967. Captured by photographer Bruno Barbey.
#igbowoman #snails #onitsha

An Igbo woman from Afikpo, photographed by Northcote Thomas around 1912-1913. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge.
#igbowoman #afikpo #igbo

A colorized photograph of an Igbo woman from Eastern Nigeria, identified as “Ojiugo” from the Isuama area, captured by G. I. Jones between 1930 and 1939.

Colorized and edited by Ozikoro, 2025.
#isuama #igbowoman #ojiugo #easternnigeria

A photo of an Igbo woman from Eastern Nigeria, G. I. Jones, 1930-1939. #igbowoman #igbo #easternnigeria

Igbo woman at a local market (postcard).

Photo: E. Ludwig, John Hinde Studios in the 1950s.
#igbowoman #market

A young Igbo woman and her child were photographed in the eastern region of Nigeria between 1930 and 1939.

Photographed by Gwilliam Iwan Jones. #igboarchive #Nigeria #igbowoman

Circa 1909–1915: Igbo woman from Owerri, in present-day Imo State, Nigeria.

Photographed by Thomas Northcote. #owerri #igbowoman #nigeria

A titled woman from the Nsukka area, adorned with ivory leglets, bracelets, and locally woven cloth.

Photograph by K.C. Murray, circa 1940.

#igbowoman #ivory #bracelet #Nsukka

An Igbo elder, photographed in Awka by Northcote Thomas, is depicted wearing a “wooden headdress adorned with pearl buttons” (isi ojongo).

She was called “Ouidia” (possibly Oyidiya) and identified as a chief’s wife. #Igbowoman