Those are Dogon tribesmen of Mali in West Africa! Strange outfits they're wearing, no? And that is where they live! Their religious beliefs are extremely complex and centre around spirit entities they call the Nommo.
The most bizarre thing about the Dogon is, when the first white men encountered them in the 1930's they quickly realised that the Dogon myths were mainly in connection with the Sirius star system, and surprisingly the Dogon possessed knowledge of Sirius and its Moons far in advance of what was known at that time.
Take a look at the masks, think about the astronomical knowledge. Clearly the Dogon tribe experienced an event in their distant past, which they rationalised as best they could. Remember what I said about Ezekiel, and consider that the Dogon apparently came from Egypt where astronomy was of immense importance. It seems that many cultures based their deities on what appeared to them to be the divine. Principally, if it comes down from the sky and therefore the heavens, then it must be a God! We would call them extraterrestrials nowadays, but that concept was alien to ancient peoples (pardon the pun)!
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