![The Earth Mother, Ala, in an Mbari house in Ebele. 1946 The Earth Mother, Ala, in an Mbari house in Ebele. 1946](https://i0.wp.com/igboarchives.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DPa_yi3WkAAyPOk-1.jpeg?fit=227%2C300&ssl=1)
The Earth Mother, Ala, in an Mbari house in Ebele. 1946
This sculpture, captured by William Fagg on February 28, 1946, and currently housed in the British Museum, depicts Ala, the Earth Mother, in Igbo spirituality. She holds a knife in her right hand and rests her left hand on the head of a smaller female figure, symbolizing her power and…