The We or Guere people are made up of about 800,000 people and are one of the most important in the Ivory Coast and Liberia. They are known for being great artisans, especially for their masks, which are one of the main differentiating elements of this society. These masks are associated with the animistic spiritual […]
According to oral tradition, the Baule people were forced to leave Ghana when the Ashanti Empire rose to power. While they were fleeing to the west for their lives, they came to the Komoe River, which they were unable to cross. With their enemies chasing them, they began to throw their most prized possessions into […]
The Anyi ethnographic group (a subgroup of the Akan nation) stretches from Yamoussoukro east to the border with Ghana, with more than 1.2 million members. This tribe of the Ivory Coast use the word ‘Komian’ to refer to trance, that is to say a spiritual possession. This term can also be applied to people and […]
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