Urhukpa-Ẹvbi
Urhukpa-Ẹvbi
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Urhukpa-Ẹvbi (lamps) means ‘oil lamps’, and they are used to illuminate the house after dusk. Most lamps were made to have a curved plate-like bottom in which the oil would be poured and lit, and they are hung from chains attached on three or four sides. The Urukpa-Ẹvbi would be made with iron by the Igun-Ugboha, who are part of the Igun-Ematon and are responsible for producing household items.

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