ABSTRACT
Below ground, the graves of Ibibio, as of many Ibo, show some resemblance to those of ancient Egypt. In olden days every member of the family, even to its most distant branches, came home for the entombment. A play was given, and after the feast the celebrants went in procession to the place where a deep wide-mouthed round pit had been dug. From the bottom of this an underground corridor, said sometimes to reach a length of thirty feet, led into a square chamber with no other outlet. In this the dead body was laid, and, after the bearers had returned to the light of day, stones were set over the pit-mouth, and earth strewn over all. Many such graves are said to exist at Managu in Aro Chuku District.
