Some African artists assemble materials to create striking masks. Mali’s Dogon peoples add bright fibers to their masks, contrasting with the mask’s wooden structure. The Wè peoples of Ivory Coast include symbolic materials in their masks to represent power. The Bushoong peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo also use symbolic materials demonstrating that the mask represents an important person. Nigeria’s Ejagham peoples craft
masks that represent the god Nimm using wood covered in antelope skin for a lifelike appearance.