Day trip to Nsukka for uli art and a campus museum
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Nsukka, north of Enugu, is where the Nsukka art school grew around Uche Okeke and the revival of uli, the Igbo line art once painted by women on walls and bodies. On the University of Nigeria campus, the Institute of African Studies museum holds masquerades, Ikenga figures, masks and a traditional Obi hut. Its public page speaks of students, so contact the institute first and ask when visitors can enter. Go with a driver and plan a full day.
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Day trip to Nsukka for uli art and a campus museumUniversity of Nigeria, Nsukka campus
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