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Mud Figures of Chief, Attendants, and Commissioner of Police

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Mud sculptures of a Chief, attendants, and a Commissioner of Police in North Ika.
Mud figures of Chief and Attendants and Commissioner of Police. North Ika. From G.I. Jones Archive (SIU).

A photograph depicting a series of humanoid figures composed of molded clay or similar material, arranged on a raised earthen platform within a semi-enclosed structure. The assemblage includes a seated figure in a military-style hat and jacket, a prominent seated figure in a patterned long-sleeved garment and flared skirt, and standing figures with bare torsos wearing necklaces and wrap-around lower garments. The figures are positioned under a roof of organic materials, with a central unhewn wooden post and a textured vertical mass in the foreground. The composition highlights the staged presentation of these figures, which represent a Chief, his attendants, and a Commissioner of Police in North Ika.

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Onyeka Nwokike

Oct 11, 2026

The stylistic composition of these figures has been compared to Mbari, a traditional Igbo art form involving the creation of mud sculptures. Such artistic similarities suggest potential cultural links between the Ika region and the Oratta, Oru, and Isu cultures.

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