Nupe

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This article is about the ethnic group. For fraternity members called nupes, see Kappa Alpha Psi. For the British trade union, see National Union of Public Employees.

[edit] History

The Nupe are an ethnic group located primarily in the Middle Belt and northern Nigeria and are the dominant group in Niger State. Although a version of their history claim that they originally lived in Egypt the more common tradition traces their origin to Tsoede who fled the court of Idah and established a loose confederation of towns along the Niger in the 15th century. The Nupe were converted to Islam at the end of the eighteenth century by Mallam Dendo, a wandering preacher, and were incorporated into the Fulɓe kingdoms established by the Jihad after 1806. However, the traditions of Nupe were retained, hence the ruler of Nupe is the Etsu Nupe rather than being called Emir. Nupe fell to the British forces in 1897, the Etsu Abubakar was deposed and replaced by the more pliable Muhammadu (Vandeleur 1898). More detail on the history of the Nupe kingdoms can be found in Burdon (1909), Nadel (1942), Hogben & Kirk-Greene (1966:261-282) and Mason (1981).

There are probably about half-a-million Nupe, principally in Niger State. They are primarily Muslims, although traditional religion remains very strong. The Nupe people have several local, traditional rulers but they are fundamentaly ruled by the Etsu Nupe. The Etsu Nupe is not Nupe and is actually part of the Fula tribe but they came to rule the Nupe in the 1806. Their present capital is Bida although they were originally based at Rabah and only moved to Bida in the nineteenth century.

[edit] Traditions, art and culture

The Nupe people have various traditions. As Muslims much of their culture is adopted from the Arab nations but they still hold on to much of their culture. Many Nupe people often have tribal scars on their faces, some to identify their prestige and the family of which they belong as well as for protection, as well as jewelry adornment. But these traditions are dying out in certain areas.

The Nupe are traditionally Muslim and their art is therefore abstract. They particularly make wooden stools with patterns carved onto the surface.The Nupes also consist of those of Christian faiths as well.

The Nupe were first described in detail by the ethnographer Siegfried Nadel, whose book, Black Byzantium, remains an anthropological classic.

Nupe bibliography

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