EJAGHAM, CAMEROON
WOOD, HORN, LEATHER, PIGMENT, HEIGHT 170CM

The Ekoi people of western Cameroon and south eastern Nigeria are the only people in the area who used to cover wooden masks with skin. It is said that historically human skin from enemies or slaves was used as cover material, we don’t know if this is true, but later on this was definitely changed to antelope hide. The Ejagham people live in the southwestern corner of Cameroon and also across the border in Nigeria along the Cross river.