Information Dissemination Through Body Markings: A Survey of Selected Tribes in the South-South Geo-Political Zone of Nigeria

Authors

  • Ngozi Blessing Ossai-Ugbah John Harris Library, University of Benin,, Benin City, Nigeria.
  • Samuel Adewale Ogunrombi John Harris Library, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.

Abstract

The study investigated dreams information dissemination through body markings among some South-South tribes in
Nigeria: Etsako; Ika; Edo; Ukwuani; Esan and Ijaw. The aim of the research was to explore if body markings are still carried out
today by people in South-South region of Nigeria; to find out the purpose(s) of body markings; and to discover the information
which these body markings disseminate. To this, all of the respondents amongst all tribal nationalities do agree that body
markings carry medical, spiritual, beauty, and identify purposes. This in turn has influenced the type of information they convey.
This research is a descriptive survey. The population of this study consisted of 300 persons between ages 20 and above. The
research findings showed that all ethnic groups investigated attach and derive certain information from body markings which has
significant implication for relationships.

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Published

2012-05-01

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Information Dissemination Through Body Markings: A Survey of Selected Tribes in the South-South Geo-Political Zone of Nigeria. (2012). Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2(2), 251. https://www.richtmann.org/journal/index.php/jesr/article/view/11837