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A Look At Nsibidi: The Long Lost Nigerian Writing
Nsibidi is an ancient system of graphic communication indigenous to the Ejagham peoples of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon in the Cross River region. It is also used by Ibibio, Efik and Igbo peoples. Aesthetically compelling and encoded, nsibidi does not correspond to any one spoken language. It is an ideographic script whose symbols refer to abstract concepts, actions or things and whose use facilitates communication among peoples speaking different languages.
Nsibidi comprises nearly a thousand symbols that can be drawn in the air (as gestures), on the ground, on skin (as tattoos), on houses and on art forms, such as masks and textiles. Though it is enjoyed as an artistic practice by the general public, deeper knowledge of the nsibidi symbols is restricted to members of men's associations, which once controlled trade and maintained social and political order. Nsibidi continues to inspire the work of many Nigerian contemporary artists such as Victor Ekpuk.
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Igbo Grammar - Igbo or Ibo? Which one is correct and how is it pronounced? Spoiler: It's 'Igbo'. The white colonialists could not pronounce 'GB' in the way locals do, hence they butchered it to "Ibo".
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The Wisdom of Trees
“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth.” - Herman Hesse
“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” - Martin Luther
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Central Banks are a massive evil scam, run by transnational cryptocratic mafias. End them now.
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Ogbo: Sharing Life in an African Village
A profile of contemporary Nigerian village life is seen through the eyes of Obioma, a young girl who explains how she and other children find fellowship and support within her ogbo, a family-like community of people her own age. What is most endearing about "Ogbo" pronounced (Orbo), is that the 'system' represents ALL FOR ONE and ONE FOR ALL. It is an authentic anthropology and must be al least 30,000 generations or 60,000 years old - in the region of the 'Chad Basin, Niger River, Congo
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Computer Interfaces are inhumane
1 mouse click amounts to about 7 gram of movement pressure. Over an average day of computer usage, this amounts to 2 tonnes. The long term effects of this on the human body are profoundly damaging.
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You can develop new habits that work for you at any point in your life
(via bambalouni) #Praxis #Culture
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A good morning window
“A good morning window looks out on some kind of constant object or growing thing, which reflects the changes of season and the weather, and allows a person to establish the mood of the day as soon as he wakes up.” - Christopher Alexander.
