The Ekiti people of the northeastern part of the Yoruba region use polychrome masks illustrating the prosperity of the community. This mask forms a type "olojufoforo", which occurs during yam harvest festivals and which celebrates the local divinity. These ceremonies are also believed to increase fertility. Grainy polychrome patina, minor cracks. The Yoruba, more than 20 million, occupy southwest Nigeria and the central and southeastern region of Benin under the name of Nago. The kingdoms of Oyo and Ijebu were born following the disappearance of the Ifé civilization and are still the basis of the political structure of the Yoruba . The Oyo created two cults centered on the Egungun and Sango societies, still active, which worship a pantheon of gods, the Orisa< /i>, through ceremonies using masks, statuettes, scepters and divination supports.
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