Unique Ekpo Igbo Mask From Nigeria 10x6 in ghana woman Only rarely do the masqueraders

Only rarely do the masqueraders fulfill a ritual function of officiating at funerals

African kente Neck ties Pattern

including this wooden mask

The masks also appear during baga-bundo rites performed by small numbers of masqueraders before the burial of a male Dogon

Since the beginning of the century

Unique Ekpo Igbo Mask From Nigeria 10x6 in ghana woman Only rarely do the masqueradersIBIBIO Nigeria Over two million Ibibio live in Nigeria, between the Delta and the Cross River. There are western Anang Ibibio and southern Eket Ibibio. The main economic staple in the region is the palm tree, the oil of which is extracted and sold to external markets. The Ibibio traditionally cultivate yams, plantains and maize. Ekpo is the Ibibio word for ancestor, as well as the name of the principal masking society, its masks, and the dances that