Nigeria

Oral heritage of Gelede

Inscribed in 2008 on UNESCO Bénin – Nigéria – Togo The Gelede is performed by the Yoruba-Nago community that is spread over Benin, Nigeria and...

Kwagh-Hir theatrical performance

Inscribed in 2019 on UNESCO Kwagh-Hir theatrical performance is a composite art form encompassing a spectacle that is both visually stimulating...

Ifa divination system

Inscribed in 2008 on UNESCO The Ifa divination system, which makes use of an extensive corpus of texts and mathematical formulas, is practiced...

Ijele masquerade

Inscribed in 2009 on UNESCO In many communities in the state of Anambra in south-eastern Nigeria, celebrations, burial ceremonies and other...