They have large tribal masks over their face.
They represent the spirits of ancient ancestors.
They are the final judges of all upon earth.
Each egwugwu represents a village of the clan. There are nine villages in the clan.
There were nine different types of egwugwu, each representing a different village in Igbo society. These types included Snake, Tortoise, Vulture, Leopard, and others. Each type had its own unique mask and costume to differentiate them from one another.
This could be the Mother of the Spirits, or Evil Forest in the context of the egwugwu court.Evil Forest represented the village of Umueru, or the children of Eru, eldest of the nine sons.
The egwugwu are ancestral spirits that take on physical form and serve as the judges of the community in "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. They embody the laws and traditions of the tribe, and their identities are kept secret to maintain their authority. The egwugwu play a significant role in maintaining order and enforcing justice within the village.
One of the egwugwu was unmasked, killing the egwugwu.
It means that the person is respected enough to be chosen by their village to represent their whole village's spirit through the voice of an elder spirit.
because he wants to make money for himself
Okonkwo is happy with the egwugwu's actions because they helped maintain the order and justice in the village. The egwugwu represent the ancestral spirits and act as judges to settle disputes and maintain harmony within the community, which aligns with Okonkwo's values of strength, tradition, and respect for authority.
The egwugwu are ancestral spirits of the clan. It is not known how many there are specifically. In tribal courts of Umuofia, there are 9 egwugwu, one representing each village. A notable egwugwu is the Mother of Spirits, who makes an appearance after one of her sons is killed. Another is Ajofia, the leading egwugwu of Umuofia.
The chief egwugwu is called Evil Forest.
Enoch, a Christian convert, unmasks an egwugwu, killing it.
Okonkwo did play the role of an egwugwu in the egwugwu court.