In the thinly populated north-east, the remoteness and limited access to raw materials has lead to different traditional crafts becoming the art of a particular place or people. Ironwork, pottery and weaving are among the crafts found in different places. The traditional hair plaiting, hair-styles and costumes worn throughout Togo also vary from place to place.

In the north-west, decorative wood burning is popular, where wood or calabashes are burnt with elaborate, geometric patterns. Similar patterns can be found on important houses, and also in traditional body decorations and scarification, where the skin is marked with decorative raised scars.