Grebo

The Grebo mainly in a border area between Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia in Maryland County, they belong to the Kru ethnic group. The Grebo They live on the banks of the Cavally River. It is a forest area that allows them to produce oil and palm almonds, their main economic activity. It is one of the few villages in this area of West Africa that are not structured by the society of the Pore. They have a boss named Bodio, who like the Hogon of the Dogon lives in a situation of isolation and is invested with a temporary and religious power. El Bodio, presides over a social system based on degrees that allows the progressive integration of young people into society. Most of his masks are quite abstract.