Igala

The Igala, a village of farmers and fishermen, are implanted near the estuary of Niger. They hold annual ceremonies in honor of their king, who they traditionally divinized, and in which their famous Agba helmets with almond eyes and scarified face participate. Although they are mostly Muslims, they also worship the spirit of the Egu dead during the holidays of the Yam, a propitious time to invoke ancestors. As most African peoples practice a certain syncretism in the field of religion. They have statues and masks that they use during religious rites and festivals.