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Made up of two words, Di (Adept/Master) and Abia (Knowledge/Wisdom). While Chukwu is referred to as Abi Ama – the knowledge and wisdom that reveals himself, the Dibia is an adept in knowledge and wisdom. All attempts to define the Dibia as a ‘traditional doctor’, psychologist, healer, medicine man and so on falls short of the professions complete meaning. It’s like defining a whole with a part. The profession is a wholistic practice that encompasses the mastery in many other professions at the same time hence a practitioner is rightly defined as an ‘adept in knowledge’. Many attain expertise in different fields of endeavor simultaneously.
The Igbo society is largely divided into Dibia and Ofeke (Non-Dibia) irrespective of one’s profession and all experts require the care, support and consult of a Dibia to thrive effectively. The Dibia controls all aspects of the people’s socio-political existence, social, economic, cultural, religious and in consultation with Agwu and Chukwu, creates Alusi (Deities) for the effective functioning of society.
To be a Dibia, an individual earns Chi Dibia (Dibia’s Chi) from God.
Chuma is a multi-talented artist & designer whose work cuts across traditional, digital, and emerging creative mediums.
In his societally reformative work, Chuma continually innovates ways of using both material and non-material aspects of Igbo existence in designing new structures and narratives to build a sense of identity and community. He uses ancient uli motifs, idioms, symbols, folklore, functionality, objects, language and materiality, fused with modern technology in creating art, furniture, spaces, experiences and enterprise.
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Made up of two words, Di (Adept/Master) and Abia (Knowledge/Wisdom). While Chukwu is referred to as Abi Ama – the knowledge and wisdom that reveals himself, the Dibia is an adept in knowledge and wisdom. All attempts to define the Dibia as a ‘traditional doctor’, psychologist, healer, medicine man and so on falls short of the professions complete meaning. It’s like defining a whole with a part. The profession is a wholistic practice that encompasses the mastery in many other professions at the same time hence a practitioner is rightly defined as an ‘adept in knowledge’. Many attain expertise in different fields of endeavor simultaneously.
The Igbo society is largely divided into Dibia and Ofeke (Non-Dibia) irrespective of one’s profession and all experts require the care, support and consult of a Dibia to thrive effectively. The Dibia controls all aspects of the people’s socio-political existence, social, economic, cultural, religious and in consultation with Agwu and Chukwu, creates Alusi (Deities) for the effective functioning of society.
To be a Dibia, an individual earns Chi Dibia (Dibia’s Chi) from God.
Chuma is a multi-talented artist & designer whose work cuts across traditional, digital, and emerging creative mediums.
In his societally reformative work, Chuma continually innovates ways of using both material and non-material aspects of Igbo existence in designing new structures and narratives to build a sense of identity and community. He uses ancient uli motifs, idioms, symbols, folklore, functionality, objects, language and materiality, fused with modern technology in creating art, furniture, spaces, experiences and enterprise.
Contract Address0x8490...34de
Token ID41
Token StandardERC-721
ChainEthereum
Last Updated5 months ago
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