Two main features of Ejagham culture: the secret societies which once controlled trade in the region and an ancient, indigenous graphic writing system called nsibidi that appears on a variety of objects, both to convey meaning and to decorate and beautify.
CREDIT: Original research, field footage, and scripts by Amanda Carlson, Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Hartford, Connecticut. Films by Amanda Carslon, 1996-2001, Cross River State, Nigeria, and Havana, Cuba. Film and video editing by Edward Isin, Convergent Media. Voice narration produced by Marketing Mania. Used by permission.
