Forme de barrière ou de clôture séparant à la fois les cases principales des concessions* des plantations, puis les propriétés entre elles. Il y a plusieurs types de bocage. Les plus petits délimitent les cases principales entre elles, ou encore la partie habitée (concession) des champs. Ce type de haie est constituée de piquets d’arbres qui supportent des bambous reliés par des lianes naturelles ou des lianes de jeunes fibres de raphia.
Type of barrier or fence separating the main concession houses* from plantations, and other properties from one another. Several types exist, with the least important ones used to divide between the main houses, or inhabited land (concession*) from fields. Such hedges are made up of tree stakes that support bamboo shoots linked by natural vines or bindings made of young raffia fibres.
The word means hat. There are many different types, from royal headdresses to simple hats, Nkam (ŋkǎm)' hats and headdresses worn by the members of t...
It refers to the offering made to deities during Bamiléké religious ceremonies. The act of making an offering is called ŋgwā' pↄↄ' (throwing the mushr...
Une poutre en bois sur laquelle sont gravées des informations, lesquelles renseignent généralement sur l’importance du lieu, les valeurs ainsi que la ...
It refers to the chiefdom, which is the most important place in the village. The chiefdom has a dual definition. Firstly, it refers to the territorial...
The peace tree is a shrub that can grow up to five meters high. In Bamiléké chiefdoms, it is one of the constituent plants of the bocage*, specific to...
A notable is a person occupying a high rank in a chiefdom (See No’h (nɔ̀’)). A notable acquires his title and rank either by succession or by recognit...
The grouping of people of a certain age category. The gaps between two age groups vary from chiefdom to chiefdom. The gap considered for a generation ...
Literally the man of the tarantula, he is a doctor and a diviner. He uses tarantulas or cowrie shells for divination. He also uses plants and sacred w...
The man of leaves or medicine is the community's chief doctor. He has a thorough knowledge of medicinal plants, but also of anatomy (Notue/Perrois 198...