Uzuakoli


The cameraman videotaping Iheukwumere's compound
The cameraman videotaping Iheukwumere's compound


Iheukwumere House, Uzuakoli
Three canons and a big bell
Three canons and a big bell

 
Chief Iheukwumere talking about the material culture
Chief Iheukwumere talking about the material culture

 
 
Material Culture in the Iheukwumere House

Relics of Slave Life at the Iheukwumere House

Various Items at the Iheukwumere House

The Iheukwumere Household

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The Former Market and Village in Uzuakoli
Eke Ukwu, Agbagwu former slave market showing the goat shed or stalls
Eke Ukwu, Agbagwu former slave market showing the goat shed or stalls

 
Former goat shed adjacent to the achi tree at Eke Oba
Former goat shed adjacent to the achi tree at Eke Oba

 
The Eke Ukwu Agbagwu former slave market
The Eke Ukwu Agbagwu former slave market

 
Near the former slave market
Near the former slave market

 
 
The Achi Tree

Houses in the Area of the Former Slave Market

The Stones of Disorientation

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The Former Slave Routes of Uzuakoli

 
Former slave trade route from Uzuakoli to Arochukwu via Ozu Item
Former slave trade route from Uzuakoli to Arochukwu via Ozu Item

 
A forest on the former slave trade route in Uzuakoli
A forest on the former slave trade route in Uzuakoli

 
Forest trails and footpaths that served as detour slave trade routes
Forest trails and footpaths that served as detour slave trade routes

 
A view of the former slave trade route leading to Ozu Item
A view of the former slave trade route leading to Ozu Item

 
 
The Ant Hill

The Iloo Bridge

The Dirt Road to Umuda Village

Other Slave Routes

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Other Pictures from Uzuakoli

 
Watching my research assistant take fieldnotes as Chief Oji narrates
Watching my research assistant take fieldnotes as Chief Oji narrates

 
A chief in Umuda village
A chief in Umuda village

 
A principal narrator and the chief of one of the Autonomous Communities
A principal narrator and the chief of one of the Autonomous Communities

 
Resting Area at Downtown Amuhi Eluoma Village
Resting Area at Downtown Amuhi Eluoma Village


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