Odinani facts for kids

Odinani is the traditional religion of the Igbo people of southern Nigeria. Odinani has monotheistic and panentheistic ideas. It has one God as the source of all things.

Images for kids

Entrance to the cave of the Ibini Ukpabi oracle at Arochukwu, 1900s.
Interior of a chi shrine at Nkarahia, southern Igboland, 1900s.
Ogbo Obodo figures for the cult of Nkpetime, near Asaba, 1900s.
An Igbo, of Igbuzo heritage, traditional ceremony for deceased relatives Akwa-ocha (Otu-ogwu).
Shrine representation of the alusi Ifejioku.
The royal python is revered as an agent of Ala.
A miniature abstract cylindrical Ikenga figure.
A dibia from the early 20th century with tools of his practice including bells and a miniature Ikenga figure.
An ókwá ọ́jị̀ bowl in the Chazen Museum of Art, Wisconsin.
Scene in an mbari house, 1904.