The Eyo Masquerade

The Eyo masquerades represent the spirits of the ancestors (the dead) and so the Eyo festival may be held in honour of a chief, an elder of a ruling family or a dead Oba (King). It is robed from head to toe in white flowing cloth. No part of the person carrying the Eyo is expected to be seen. The Eyo also wears an ‘Akete’ a hat that bears the colours and shield of the Iga (Palace) from which he comes.