Kirdi

The Kirdiapproximately 100,000 are a farming village, living in northern Cameroon in small autonomous villages, located in the mountainous areas of Garoua, in northern Cameroon. They work with leather and metals, with which they produce eye-catching necklaces and bracelets although their most well-known pieces are their beautiful caps or sex covers woven with beads and multicolored glass beads. Normally the Kapsiki are classified as Kirdi, is a term used by the Peul to designate non-Muslim pagans. They are mainly engaged in cattle raising and grazing, cattle that play an important role in their traditional customs and rites. They live on a high plateau of the Mandara Mountains, hitting the Nigerian border. Many people belong to the great family Kirdi, among which are kapsiki and Fali.