Talk:Igbo people

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Igbo people article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Archives: Index, 1, 2: 90 days

Igbo people has been listed as one of the Social sciences and society good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
November 21, 2008	Good article nominee	Not listed
December 5, 2008	Peer review	Reviewed
January 11, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed
January 17, 2009	Peer review	Reviewed
January 31, 2009	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
May 13, 2009	Peer review	Reviewed
March 25, 2010	Peer review	Reviewed
Current status: Good article

Igbo Top‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Igbo, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Igbo related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.IgboWikipedia:WikiProject IgboTemplate:WikiProject IgboIgbo articles
Top	This article has been rated as Top-importance on the importance scale.

Ethnic groups High‑importance

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Ethnic groups, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of articles relating to ethnic groups, nationalities, and other cultural identities on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Ethnic groupsWikipedia:WikiProject Ethnic groupsTemplate:WikiProject Ethnic groupsEthnic groups articles

High

This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.

WikiProject Ethnic groups open tasks:

Here are some open WikiProject Ethnic groups tasks:

Meta-tasks:
- Place the {{Ethnic groups}} template on the talk page of articles within the scope of this project.
- Resolve the disparity in importance rankings among different ethnic groups
Articles about ethnic groups that currently have issues needing resolution:
Start an article:
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Ethnic groups/Article requests

Feel free to edit this list or discuss these tasks.

Nigeria Top‑importance

	Nigeria portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Nigeria, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Nigeria on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.NigeriaWikipedia:WikiProject NigeriaTemplate:WikiProject NigeriaNigeria articles
Top	This article has been rated as Top-importance on the project's importance scale.

Africa Top‑importance

	Africa portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Africa, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Africa on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.AfricaWikipedia:WikiProject AfricaTemplate:WikiProject AfricaAfrica articles
Top	This article has been rated as Top-importance on the project's importance scale.

This article is written in American English, which has its own spelling conventions (color, defense, traveled) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

Attribution of Uli Arts Motifs to Igbo People

Dear Sir/Madam:

I noticed that there was no attribution of the Uli Arts motifs to the Igbo people in the Igbo people page.

May I respectfully request that the following section be added to the Igbo people page:

"Igbo people also created the Uli motifs, dating back to periods prior to the 9th century (Onwuakpa, 2016) and with some commonality to Nsibidi motifs (Asogwa et al., 2021, Section 4.1), for expressing common activities and philosophical outlook (Willis,1989)."

CITATIONS 1. Onwuakpa, S. (April, 2016). Visuality and Representation in Traditional Igbo Uli Body and Mud Wall Paintings. African Research Review, Vol. 10(2), No. 41, p.346. https://docslib.org/doc/2178557/visuality-and-representation-in-traditional-igbo-uli-body-and

2. Asogwa, O., Odoh, G., & Geraghty, L. (2021). Reappraising the iconography and ethno-aesthetics of Adada masquerade of the Nsukka Igbo, southeast Nigeria. Cogent Arts & Humanities, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2021.1909221

3. Willis, L. (1989). “Uli” Painting and the Igbo World View. African Arts, 23(1), 62–104. https://doi.org/10.2307/3336801 — Preceding unsigned comment added by CHI-Research (talk • contribs) 20:28, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done, since the Uli designs are already mentioned twice, at the end of the "Traditional Igbo architecture and designs" and the beginning of the "Attire" sections. That should be sufficient. Gawaon (talk) 11:11, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is a common practice across Wikipedia to mention a topic in more than one section, if useful. Uli design has relevance in different sections for its various uses. Notice that Nsibidi, for example, is mentioned not only in "Traditional Igbo Architecture and Designs{ section but also in the "Language and Literature" section. 2603:7000:CD02:666C:7DC3:549F:EEE1:EE16 (talk) 19:14, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry please...keep forgetting to log in:

It is a common practice across Wikipedia to mention a topic in more than one section, if useful. Uli design has relevance in different sections for its various uses. Notice that Nsibidi, for example, is mentioned not only in "Traditional Igbo Architecture and Designs{ section but also in the "Language and Literature" section. CHI-Research (talk) 19:15, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Don't edit your suggestions after they were already denied, that's too confusing. I won't participate in this section anymore. Gawaon (talk) 20:02, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My suggestion was not edited. It remains as presented before you commented.

Then, since the decision on the original request is pending, I merely added a second request to the page. Is there any policy against adding a second request? CHI-Research (talk) 20:13, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You edited it, but Abecedare reverted you later. Not exactly the same as "was not edited". Also, the decision regarding this request is not pending, it was denied – at least that's my position. As for adding a second request, I see you did that already. Sure, why not, but keep in mind that other editors, myself included, aren't here for your benefit. We'll respond to your suggestions if we consider them relevant and helpful, but not necessarily otherwise. Gawaon (talk) 21:09, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You gave your conjecture for not accepting my suggestion. How does your conjecture turn it automatically into a denial? You still have not responded to my point that Uli design serve at least a dual purpose, a visual communication motif in which body design art is one of them. The same way that Nsibidi is mentioned in two separate sections. My concern when I read your comment is that there is this sense of 'finality' in you submissions. If you have a point, please communicate it but also be willing to elaborate on that. I would like to know why it works for Nsibidi, for example, to be mentioned in two sections but not Uli motifs. Let me know. Thank you. CHI-Research (talk) 21:23, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Attribution of Oja and Ubo Musical Instruments to Igbo Page

Dear Sir/Madam: I noticed that there were no attributions of oja and ubo musical instruments to the Igbo page, in the Performing Arts section.

May I respectfully request, to account for both instruments, that the first paragraph of the section read as follows:

"The Igbo people have a musical style into which they incorporate various percussion instruments: the udu, which is essentially designed from a clay jug; an ekwe, which is formed from a hollowed log; and the ogene, a hand bell designed from forged iron. Other instruments include oja, a notched wooden flute; opi, a wind instrument similar to the flute made with animal, like elephant, horns; ubo, a thumb piano; igba, a wooden cylinder drum covered on one side with animal skin; and ichaka, a rattle chaplet bead, basket and metal types."(Umezinwa & Orajaka, 2019)."

CITATION Umezinwa, E.C. & E. Orajaka. (2019). The Making of an Igbo Musical Instrument: Interview with Anakwenze Nwude. Nnadiebube Journal of Social Sciences. Vol. 2(2), pp.3-4.

Please let me know.

Thank you. CHI-Research (talk) 21:04, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]