Mbari

Mbari is a visual art form practiced by the Igbo people in southeast Nigeria consisting of a sacred two- story house constructed as a propitiatory rite.  Mbari houses of the Owerri-Igbo, which are large opened-sided square planned shelters contain many life-sized, painted figures (sculpted in mud to appease the Alusi (deity) and Ala, the earth goddess, with other deities of thunder and water). Mbari houses are made as a gift to Ala, as a way to acknowledge Ala's charitable and overarching presence. Some Mbari houses are dedicated strictly and solely to Ala. Sometimes, however, other gods are represented along with Ala in the structure. Other sculptures which could be included are of officials, craftsmen, animals, legendary creatures and ancestors. Mbari houses take years to build and building them is regarded as sacred. Along with being representations of  abundances and harmony, they are most usually created during times of peace and stability. A ceremony is performed within the structure for a gathering of town leaders.  After the ritual is complete, going in or even looking at the Mbari house is considered taboo. Mbari are public shrine galleries where complex characters of Igbo mythology, folklore, and society are fleshed out in termite earth.

Chinua Achebe, onye edemede si Naijiria a maara nke oma bu onye na-ede akwụkwọ kwuru, na edemede ya banyere Mbari, "Mbari bụ emume sitere na nka nke ụwa na ndụ bi na ya. Ọ bụ obodo na-eme ya site na iwu na chi ya na-achị ya, nke na-abụkarị chi nwanyị ụwa, Ala, onye jikọtara ọrụ abụọ dị egwu na pantheon Igbo dị ka isi iyi nke okike n'ụwa na onye nlekọta nke ụkpụrụ omume n'ime ọha mmadụ. Cole, H.M. (1982). Mbari: Art and Life among the Owerri Igbo. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. The Mbari Club - ụlọ ọrụ omenala ndị odee na ndị na-ese ihe nke Ulli Beier na ndị ọzọ hibere n'afọ1961 na Ibadan — bụ aha ya na ntụnye Achebe.
áká_èkpè|thumb|Ihe oyiyi ụrọ nke Amadioha n'ụlọ Mbari na "Ụfọdụ òtù nzuzo nke ọmụmụ Naijiria,"

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