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Ijo carvers produced
altar panels and horizontal headdresses, called Otojo,
which represent water spirits. The Ijo believe that these spirits
are like humans in the terms of their strengths and weaknesses
and that before their birth, human beings live among the Otojo.
Once born, the Ijo maintain contact with them through prayers
in order to gain their favours.
