Institutions

Oral tradition refers to the clan head of Maso’, in the person of
Nsu’kyen, the last leader of the confederation: this ended with the
foundation of the Mankon kingdom. Before this period the clan leaders
or fons had objects and symbols of authority in their keeping.

The original ‘group heads’, who were former
family heads, kept important functional objects and had the prerogative to use
special symbols that protected its members: these were the clan heads. The term
‘clan’ in the context of Mankon, where there are several groups with different
backgrounds, also includes situations where people are incorporated into one
clan from another.