Ojemba Ndigbo

IKORO THE GONG OF THE LIVING AND THE GODS   Written by Mazi Mike Osuji, email; osujimichael60@gmail.com ; Tell; +2348033865418 Powerfully and aesthetically made, Ikoro is a slit wooden gong which is significantly symbolic of spiritual power, priesthood, royalty, and unity of purpose within the realms of Igbo traditional and cultural anthropology. This wonderful instrument is handcrafted and symbolically made from the trunk of a special tree known as Ụ кọr, and, of course, from other trees which are known to possess similar spiritual powers and characteristics as the Ụкọr tree. The Ụкọr tree, of which the Ikoro gong is carved is uniquely, a special tree which represents a deity commonly referred to as “arụsị”, in this context, meaning, angel, goddess, deity or spirit; which is why Ikoro commands maximum respect and equal admiration within a typical Igbo society.   Ikoro usually commands...