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I met the lady..and I met the talent. Slim and of average height but of a talent that deserves a National Award. WHO IS THIS TALENTED FELLOW?..SHE IS an Ebira lady with an extra-ordinary weaving potentials. Her indentity we can't reveal at the moment but her works will be showcased here for the benefit of Ebiras and the world. For those who love creativity, this lady has enough to deliver. Show her a fabric, be it Lace, Damask, Brocade etc. she weaves it without the slightest difference. She is our focus on Ebira art and may be featured in the coming edition of EbiraView Magazine. Her products has gone as far as the United States yet, she doesn't have a store or a showroom! This is one of the many Ebira potentials that are yet to be exploited. Watch out! An Ebira Man in Ebira woven clothe

In the dry seasons, Ebira farmers have less work to do. They do mulching and shelving of corns. Though the work could be more for those with big farm lands, the season provides leisure for farmers with less farms who engage in gaming as an alternative to 'rest' as they wait for the rains that will herald the beginning of a new season. The dry season which usually fall between late November and May, is the period for planting corns and beneseed. The farmers busy themselves with fewer activities except for weeding and mulching to sheild the yams from the heat of the sun. This period, there is less food. Water yam is harveted mainly during this time of the year as most farmers would have exhausted the yam tubers through long distance sales and direct consumption. The rich farmers feed from their 'reserve' of tubers stored in the barn or burried in the soil. The subsistent farmers may lack the meals of pounded yam in their homes. Proteinous foods like beans become the orde...