Abstract

<p>Many cultural practices that were considered relevant in the continent of Africa in time past are no longer in existence today. Some others are shadows of what they used to be due to the influence of modernization, leaving no form of visual documentation for posterity. The Ehwa marriage rites are rites of passage practiced by the Isoko people of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria that also has gone extinct. Every young maiden due for marriage was expected to perform the Ehwa rite in order to be admitted into the league of women in her community. Despite its importance as an educational platform where young women were tutored on marital issues, Ehwa has ceased to exist leaving no form of visual records for posterity. This paper therefore attempts to highlight how digital image manipulation can be used to create and recreate visual imagery through oral history as documented by the researcher for posterity. Adobe Photoshop CC computer software is the manipulative tool to be used for the manipulation process in this project. The result and impact demonstrate a realizable dream of recovery of lost Ehwa rite.</p>