- also
confirmed by the
African and
universal other name for
Manillas as
Òkpòhò,
which is an (Efik) word for
money which is used
throughout this report...
- A
bronze okpoho or manilla, the
traditional commodity money in West
Africa until the 1940s....
-
money or
barter coinage, is
Okpoho or Okpo[g]ho.
Manillas originated at
Calabar but not from
Calabar and 'okpoko', or '
okpoho' (only
misspelt for convenience)...
- An
Okpoho variety of
Manilla from the Igbo
people of
southeastern Nigeria....
-
society is
divided into five main
grades such as Nkanda, Oku akama, Nyamkpe,
Okpoho and Ebonko. Each
grade has a
chieftain or an Obong.
According to E.U. Aye...
- Two
slightly differing Okpoho Manillas as used to
purchase slaves for
approximately 8–50
manilla per slave...
-
Afaha Odon Idem Ikot Akpa
Ntuen Ikot Anta Eneng-Obum Ikot Ide Ikot Obio
Okpoho Ikot Obio-Owo Ikot Oku
Usung Ikot Uko
Annang Inyang Nkek Abak Nkek Idim...
-
operates via a
grading system. Some ekpe
grades include Nyamkpe, Okuakama,
Okpoho,
Mboko and
Mboko Mboko. As much as Ekpe
acted as the
preserver of law and...
- (Birds don't
perch on
trees with spikes). Ikọ ọsọñ - Full version: Ikọ ọsọñ,
okpoho onuk (No
matter the
seriousness of the case,
money can
solve it). Akañkañ...
-
equally came to
inherit the
office held by his father. Eyo also
appended the
Okpoho grade to the list of Ekpe grades. Eyo II's
position within the Ekpe society...
