Excerpt from Northcote Thomas's Anthropological Report on Ibo-speaking Peoples of Nigeria
A photograph depicting a printed textual fragment from Northcote Thomas's Anthropological Report on Ibo-speaking Peoples of Nigeria, Part IV, Law and Custom of the Ibo of the Asaba District, S. Nigeria, page 189. The text documents the localized governance system in Okpanam, specifically the role of the 'qmu' (Omu), who acts as the market queen. Her regulatory powers include using a stool as a signal to commence market activities, utilizing an 'agogo' (bell) to summon the 'ikei ani' for significant matters, and levying dues on market women. The document also lists behavioral prohibitions, such as the prohibition of fighting and the rules regarding seating priority, where individuals are forbidden from sitting before the Omu.
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