The Nupe trace their origin to Tsoede who fled the court of Idah and established a loose confederation of towns along the Niger in the 15th century.[6][7] The proximity of Nupe to the Yoruba Igbomina people in the south and to the Yoruba Oyo people in the southwest led to cross-fertilization of cultural influences through trade and conflicts over the centuries.[8] In his book The Negro, African-American scholar W.E.B. Du Bois wrote that Nupe trade may have extended as far as Sofala and the Byzantine Empire, with the latter of which, according to what he termed "credible legend," there was even an exchange of embassies.[9]
Population and demographyedit
There are probably about 4.5 million Nupes,[10] principally in Niger State. The Nupe language is also spoken in Kwara, Kogi and Federal Capital Territory. They are primarily Muslims, with some Christians and followers of African Traditional Religion. The Nupe people have several local traditional rulers. The Etsu Nupe (Bida) is not pure Nupe, his great-grandfather from his father side is Fulani, while the family of his mother was complete Nupe. His great-grandfather from his father side came to rule Bida in 1806 during the Sokoto jihad. They have no present capital, although they were originally based at Raba and only moved to Bida in the 19th century.[11]
Nupe part in Nigeria
Traditions, art and cultureedit
The Nupe people have various traditions. Many practices have changed as a result of the movements started by Sokoto jihad of the 19th century, but they still hold on to some of their culture. Many Nupe people often have tribal marks on their faces (similar to an old Igala tradition), some to identify their prestige and the family of which they belong as well as for protection, as well as jewellery adornment. But these traditions are dying out in certain areas.
Their art is often abstract. They are well known for their wooden stools with patterns carved onto the surface.[12][13]
The Nupe were described in detail by the ethnographer Siegfried Nadel, whose book, Black Byzantium, remains an anthropological classic.
Examples of Nupe artedit
Burtu wooden mask, used during bird hunting; Museum of Ethnology, Vienna. The hunter would tie the mask around his head and imitate the bird's movement.
Carved door; c. 1920 – 1940; wood with iron staples; Hood Museum of Art.
A Nupe cavalryman wearing lifidi (padded armour). Drawn in 1911 by Carl Arriens.
Nupe traditional music is sung by the Ningba, or musician(s), while the Enyanicizhi beats the drum. Legendary Nupe singers of memory include Hajiya Fatima Lolo[14] Alhaji Nda'asabe, Hajiya Nnadzwa, Hauwa Kulu, Baba-Mini, Ahmed Shata and Ndako Kutigi.
The prime-movers of the Nupe cinema started film-making since the late 1990s into the early 2000s. Great Nupe personalities that birthed the idea of producing, acting and directing Nupe dramas/comedies on-screen are late Sadisu Muhammad DGN,[15] Prince Ahmed Chado, late Prince Hussaini Kodo, M.B. Yahaya Babs and Jibril Bala Jibril. They are the people who made the move for Nupe dramas to be on-screen and are the founders of the modern-day Nupe film industry[16] known as Nupewood.[17] Nupewood has since produced more than a thousand entertaining movies in Nupe space to the millions of Nupe audiences.
^Nadel, S. F. (2018), "The Nupe Creed", Nupe Religion, Routledge, pp. 1–37, doi:10.4324/9780429487446-1, ISBN978-0-429-48744-6, S2CID 240243198
^Yahaya, Mohammed Kuta (2003). "The Nupe People of Nigeria". Studies of Tribes and Tribals. 1 (2): 95–110. doi:10.1080/0972639x.2003.11886489. ISSN 0972-639X. S2CID 158674479.
^Mason, Michael (1975). "The Tsoede Myth and the Nupe Kinglists: More Political Propaganda?". History in Africa. 2: 101–112. doi:10.2307/3171467. ISSN 0361-5413. JSTOR 3171467. S2CID 154712112.
^Lawal, Babatunde, 1942-. Tsoede, Sango, and the Nupe bronzes. OCLC 57969198.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Forde, Cyril Daryll. (1955). The Nupe. OCLC 35809832.
^Katcha, Abubakar. (1978). An exploratory demographic study of the Nupe of Niger State: the case of Sakpe village. Australian National University. ISBN0-909150-60-5. OCLC 5021109.
^Nadel, S. F. (2018-09-03). Nupe Religion. doi:10.4324/9780429487446. ISBN9780429487446. S2CID 240282086.
^Nadel, S. F. (Siegfried Frederick) (22 August 2018). Nupe religion. ISBN978-1-138-59670-2. OCLC 1061313933.
^"Nupe film industry is currently heading for the rocks – Yikangi". BluePrint. 9 February 2015.
^Perani, Judith (2003). Nupe. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t063036.
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Sourcesedit
Blench, R. M. (1984), "Islam among the Nupe." Muslim peoples. (edn 2), Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press.
Forde, D. (1955), "The Nupe". pp. 17–52 in Peoples of the Niger-Benue Confluence. London: IAI.
Ibrahim, Saidu (1992), The Nupe and their neighbours from the 14th century. Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books.
Madugu, George I. (1971), "The a construction in Nupe: Perfective, Stative, Causative or Instrumental". In Kim, C-W., & Stahlke, H., Papers in African Linguistics, I, pp. 81–100. Linguistic Research Institute, Champaign.
Perani, J. M. (1977), Nupe crafts; the dynamics of change in nineteenth and twentieth century weaving and brassworking. Ph.D. Fine Arts, Indiana University.
Stevens, P. (1966), Nupe woodcarving. Nigeria, 88:21–35.
Yahaya, Mohammed Kuta, The Nupe People of Nigeria. Nigeria, 95:1–2
February 15, 2024
nupe, people, this, article, about, ethnic, group, fraternity, members, called, nupes, kappa, alpha, british, trade, union, national, union, public, employees, nupe, traditionally, called, nupawa, hausas, tapa, neighbouring, yoruba, ethnic, group, native, nort. 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 The Nupe traditionally called the Nupawa by the Hausas and Tapa by the neighbouring Yoruba are an ethnic group native to North Central Nigeria They are the dominant ethnic group in Niger State and a minority in Kwara State The Nupe are also present in Kogi State and The Federal Capital Territory 4 5 Nupe peopleWatercolour drawing of a Nupe woman by Carl Arriens 1911 Total populationc 3 5 million 1 Regions with significant populations NigeriaLanguagesNupeReligionPredominantly Sunni Islam 2 3 Minority ChristianityTraditional African religionRelated ethnic groupsGbagyi Igala Yoruba Ebira Kambari Kamuku Bariba Dukawa Contents 1 History 2 Population and demography 3 Traditions art and culture 3 1 Examples of Nupe art 4 Music and entertainment industry 5 Notable Nupe people 6 References 7 SourcesHistory editThe Nupe trace their origin to Tsoede who fled the court of Idah and established a loose confederation of towns along the Niger in the 15th century 6 7 The proximity of Nupe to the Yoruba Igbomina people in the south and to the Yoruba Oyo people in the southwest led to cross fertilization of cultural influences through trade and conflicts over the centuries 8 In his book The Negro African American scholar W E B Du Bois wrote that Nupe trade may have extended as far as Sofala and the Byzantine Empire with the latter of which according to what he termed credible legend there was even an exchange of embassies 9 Population and demography editThere are probably about 4 5 million Nupes 10 principally in Niger State The Nupe language is also spoken in Kwara Kogi and Federal Capital Territory They are primarily Muslims with some Christians and followers of African Traditional Religion The Nupe people have several local traditional rulers The Etsu Nupe Bida is not pure Nupe his great grandfather from his father side is Fulani while the family of his mother was complete Nupe His great grandfather from his father side came to rule Bida in 1806 during the Sokoto jihad They have no present capital although they were originally based at Raba and only moved to Bida in the 19th century 11 nbsp Nupe part in NigeriaTraditions art and culture editThe Nupe people have various traditions Many practices have changed as a result of the movements started by Sokoto jihad of the 19th century but they still hold on to some of their culture Many Nupe people often have tribal marks on their faces similar to an old Igala tradition some to identify their prestige and the family of which they belong as well as for protection as well as jewellery adornment But these traditions are dying out in certain areas Their art is often abstract They are well known for their wooden stools with patterns carved onto the surface 12 13 The Nupe were described in detail by the ethnographer Siegfried Nadel whose book Black Byzantium remains an anthropological classic Examples of Nupe art edit nbsp Burtu wooden mask used during bird hunting Museum of Ethnology Vienna The hunter would tie the mask around his head and imitate the bird s movement nbsp Carved door c 1920 1940 wood with iron staples Hood Museum of Art nbsp Wooden oval stool with incised carving Los Angeles County Museum of Art Music and entertainment industry edit nbsp A Nupe cavalryman wearing lifidi padded armour Drawn in 1911 by Carl Arriens Nupe traditional music is sung by the Ningba or musician s while the Enyanicizhi beats the drum Legendary Nupe singers of memory include Hajiya Fatima Lolo 14 Alhaji Nda asabe Hajiya Nnadzwa Hauwa Kulu Baba Mini Ahmed Shata and Ndako Kutigi The prime movers of the Nupe cinema started film making since the late 1990s into the early 2000s Great Nupe personalities that birthed the idea of producing acting and directing Nupe dramas comedies on screen are late Sadisu Muhammad DGN 15 Prince Ahmed Chado late Prince Hussaini Kodo M B Yahaya Babs and Jibril Bala Jibril They are the people who made the move for Nupe dramas to be on screen and are the founders of the modern day Nupe film industry 16 known as Nupewood 17 Nupewood has since produced more than a thousand entertaining movies in Nupe space to the millions of Nupe audiences Notable Nupe people edit nbsp Nupe Woman 1888 by Elisee ReclusShaikh Ahmad Lemu OON OFR 1929 2020 Islamic scholar Hon Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi OFR GCON 1939 2018 Nigerian lawyer and chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria Mohammed Umar Bago born 1974 politician Muhammad Bima Enagi born 1959 politician Muhammad Umaru Ndagi academic professor born 1964 Shehu Ahmadu Musa 1935 2008 politician Dangana Ndayako politician and Senator in the Third Nigerian Republic Shaaba Lafiaji politician Suleiman Takuma journalist and political leader 1934 2001 Sam Nda Isaiah 1962 2020 political columnist Jerry Gana scholar and politician See cabinet of Olusegun Obasanjo Isa Mohammed Bagudu born 1948 third republic politician Zainab Kure born 1959 politician Abdulkadir Kure 1956 2017 politician and former Governor of Niger State in the Fourth Nigerian Republic Aliyu Makama 1905 1980 Northern acting premiere H R H Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar GCFR born 1952 Etsu Nupe traditional ruler Mamman Jiya Vatsa 1940 1986 intellctual military officer and former FCT minister Fatima Lolo 1891 1997 musicianReferences edit Nupe PDF National African Language Resource Center Retrieved 2021 10 04 Umaru Ndagi Muhammad January 2012 Muslims of Niger State A Survey PDF University of Oxford Retrieved 13 April 2023 Nupe Britannica Nadel S F 2018 The Nupe Creed Nupe Religion Routledge pp 1 37 doi 10 4324 9780429487446 1 ISBN 978 0 429 48744 6 S2CID 240243198 Yahaya Mohammed Kuta 2003 The Nupe People of Nigeria Studies of Tribes and Tribals 1 2 95 110 doi 10 1080 0972639x 2003 11886489 ISSN 0972 639X S2CID 158674479 Mason Michael 1975 The Tsoede Myth and the Nupe Kinglists More Political Propaganda History in Africa 2 101 112 doi 10 2307 3171467 ISSN 0361 5413 JSTOR 3171467 S2CID 154712112 Lawal Babatunde 1942 Tsoede Sango and the Nupe bronzes OCLC 57969198 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Forde Cyril Daryll 1955 The Nupe OCLC 35809832 Du Bois W E B The Negro pp 28 and 49 Mineola New York Dover Publications 2001 retrieved Jan 20 2024 AFRICA 101 Last Tribes Nupe people www 101lasttribes com Retrieved 2023 02 18 Katcha Abubakar 1978 An exploratory demographic study of the Nupe of Niger State the case of Sakpe village Australian National University ISBN 0 909150 60 5 OCLC 5021109 Nadel S F 2018 09 03 Nupe Religion doi 10 4324 9780429487446 ISBN 9780429487446 S2CID 240282086 Nadel S F Siegfried Frederick 22 August 2018 Nupe religion ISBN 978 1 138 59670 2 OCLC 1061313933 Umar Aliyu Hajiya Fatima Lolo traditional singer OCLC 39524822 Nupe Film Industry Nupe film industry is currently heading for the rocks Yikangi BluePrint 9 February 2015 Perani Judith 2003 Nupe Oxford Art Online Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 gao 9781884446054 article t063036 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nupe people Sources editBlench R M 1984 Islam among the Nupe Muslim peoples edn 2 Boulder Colorado Westview Press Forde D 1955 The Nupe pp 17 52 in Peoples of the Niger Benue Confluence London IAI Ibrahim Saidu 1992 The Nupe and their neighbours from the 14th century Ibadan Heinemann Educational Books Madugu George I 1971 The a construction in Nupe Perfective Stative Causative or Instrumental In Kim C W amp Stahlke H Papers in African Linguistics I pp 81 100 Linguistic Research Institute Champaign Perani J M 1977 Nupe crafts the dynamics of change in nineteenth and twentieth century weaving and brassworking Ph D Fine Arts Indiana University Stevens P 1966 Nupe woodcarving Nigeria 88 21 35 Yahaya Mohammed Kuta The Nupe People of Nigeria Nigeria 95 1 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nupe people amp oldid 1199052408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
