Attye

It is one of the ethnic groups considered to be lagoons, although they are not bordering the Ebrié lagoon as it is located about ten kilometers above Abidjan. Most of the Attie are implanted in the Anyama and Alepé region, some are in Adzopé, Yakassé and Akupé. It's a village. Ashanti of origin Akan and speak the Kwa language group attié. The current Attie stand out for their activities and for their intellectual training, having given numerous teachers, jurists, doctors and military, being their proximity to the University of Abidjan one of the main factors of their training. The Attié, like most of the lagoon villages, have few masks. His statues, like his relatives and neighbors, agni, present scarifications along the torso, especially in its central part. These statues help fortune tellers communicate with the hereafter.