La’akam (lá’ákám)Ceremony during which a Feuh(fœ)/Fôh/Fon/Vū is officially installed on the Kouo’o Feuh (kwɔ̀’ɔ̀ fœ). The enthronement ceremony fol...
Period during which a person is trained and initiated into the function and future role they will have to play. Initiation takes place at the La’akam ...
The most important figure across all Grassfield chieftaincies (see No’h (nɔ̀’) and La’ah (lá’áh)). He sits at the head of a chiefdom, and can be com...
With its scientific name of Dracaena Fragrans, the fekeng is better known as the tree of peace. It is found throughout the Grassfields and is used in ...
Rectangular in shape, this architectural structure played an essential economic role among the Bamiléké. Its use, however, is less widespread today an...
Gwísī (women of God) and Nkemsī (noblemen of God) are priestesses and priests. They are also doctors, diviners, and religious officials. According to ...
Deux expressions désignant le culte qui, chez les Bamilékés, sert à rendre hommage aux ancêtres à travers un ensemble de rituels qui forme ce qu’on ap...
Bead in the shape of a thin disk, hollowed out at the center. Called Koffi rondelle in West Africa, these beads are made from bakelite, a predecessor ...
Small house dedicated to a deity and placed under the care of a Djwisī*, Nkemsī*, or any person linked to the relevant deity. They can be found in the...
Nom d'un label créé par La Route des Chefferies. C'est un programme dédié à la sauvegarde et à la promotion du patrimoine des chefferies de l'ouest du...
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 plu...
Path linking the market place of the great chiefdoms to the court and the great royal hut. The axis of life begins at the entrance to the chieftaincy,...