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Transcription of Speech by Chief Onyeso of Agukwu Nri

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Two facing pages of a printed ethnographic report showing a bilingual transcription of a speech by Chief Onyeso.
Pages 92-93 from Northcote Thomas, Anthropological Report on the Ibo-speaking Peoples of Nigeria, Part III, featuring the transcription of a speech by Chief Onyeso.

A photograph depicting pages 92 and 93 from Northcote Thomas's Anthropological Report on the Ibo-speaking Peoples of Nigeria, Part III: Proverbs, Narratives, Vocabularies and Grammar. The printed pages feature a bilingual layout, pairing primary indigenous text with English translations. Page 92 contains a section titled "SPEECH" which transcribes a statement by Chief Onyeso, the son of Eze Nri Enweleana and regent during the interregnum before Eze Nri Obalike. The text records Onyeso's assertions regarding the ritual primacy of the Nri people, the significance of ichi facial scarification, and the role of the nwa eze as a peacemaker. The document highlights Onyeso's criticism of the British colonial government's disruption of traditional Nri authority.

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