Figure – Wood, Antelope skin – Ejagham – Ekoi – Nigeria

Stunning figure from the Ejagham tribe of Nigeria.
The Ejaghams live in the Cross River area. They are best known for their wooden crests covered with animal skin.

The Ekoi-speaking peoples are best known for their large, skin-covered masks, which may have one, two or even three faces, and for their smaller headpieces, which represent a head or an entire figure.

These skin covered figures were worn as helmet crests or headdresses in the same way as the Ejagham heads. The arms and legs are made seperately and are missing.