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  ArtistEtim Effiong Essang
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  Typeimage
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  Dimensions15cm by 8cm
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  Price$3000

The Qua are native of five LGA in Calabar municipality, Calabar South, Odukpani, Akpabuyo, and Bakassi. They are also part of the larger Ejagham peopls group...

The Qua are native of five LGA in Calabar municipality, Calabar South, Odukpani, Akpabuyo, and Bakassi. They are also part of the larger Ejagham peopls group of the Bantu race. Historically the are first inhabitants of old Calabar city the never suffered conquest or colonizations in any form,the speak the Ekin Language referred to as Qua Language indigenous their names are Akin the Portuguese trader referred to them as Kwa meaning (Qua) after one of their number s Qua. The Efik and Efuts refer to them as Abakpa while the Yahkurr call them Akpa. An ancient system of artistic symbols, nsibidi (also referred to as nsibiri, nchibiddi or nchibiddy) debunks the notion that information dissemination in precolonial Africa was accomplished only through oral traditional channels. Being Africa’s oldest scripted form behind hieroglyphics, nsibidi has been used to document history, celebrate the people’s heritage, instruct values, reinforce communication, deliberate on key issues and

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