The Efik people live in and around the Calabar area in Estern Nigeria.One of the most colourful masquerade costumes is that worn by the Akpan masquerade.The senior woman dancer wears a type of farthingale with the skirt held out from the body on a bamboo frame.
The head-dress of the dancer consists of a tray -like structure decorated with brightly coloured feathers and held in position by two long silk streamers attached to the outer sides of the tray.A tight- fitting par of trousers are worn under the skirt and the arms and ankles are usually decorated with tiny brass bells.
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