Indigenous Knowledge in Ekpeye Culture, Nigeria: A Case Study of Edeoha Totem Sculpture
Keywords:
Totem Sculpture, Religious Belief, Indigenous KnowledgeAbstract
This paper on indigenous knowledge examines the totem beliefs of the Ekpeye people. Totem sculpture as an aspect of religious belief becomes our case study. A structural interview schedule was used for data collection. Fifteen respondents were interviewed. The result of the study showed that the Ekpeye people still practice and utilize indigenous knowledge for religious belief in totem animals and sculptures. The result further showed that indigenous knowledge remains with the people which are passed on to generations through customs, tradition, folklores, poems, storytelling, proverbs, belief system, etc.
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