The female chiefs of the villages, the men are all privately owned
Although modern technology has penetrated across Africa, ancient tribal cultures are still preserved in many countries, especially in Cameroon, where there are many tribes, and even more amazingly, there is a female chieftain, Komino, who rules over 58 villages.
In one area of Cameroon, Komino was a leader who was highly respected by the villagers. Her success was not accidental, but because she inherited her father's position. The tribe of the 58 villages in the area has always had chiefs, but they are not selected by electing meritocracy, but by a hereditary system, which means that Komino is the daughter of the previous chief, which is why she was able to become a chief.
In our feudal era, the hereditary system was based on male offspring, and the hereditary status of the female chief of Cameroon was a reversal of this tradition. Unlike the ancient Chinese tradition of male preference, Cameroonian tribes continued the custom of "passing on male to female" for a long time, but this was only based on the consideration of male descendants.
If the previous chiefs did not have sons, their hereditary line was challenged. In this case, they can only pass on their power to their daughters, otherwise they will be deprived of their status.
This was the case with Mino, who had no brothers and thus received hereditary chieftaincy. As a new generation of chiefs, she will lead her father's 58 villages with great power and status.
After becoming a chieftain, Komino is like a leader who commands multiple villages, and she is responsible for the affairs of each village, including the development of the village and conflicts and disputes. However, because these villages span a large distance, Mino's ability to do everything himself.
In this case, she usually sends her subordinates to complete her planning, while she only needs to consult and decide on the affairs of the villages in the base camp.
But Mino's J is like the queen of the small region, and her daily affairs and personal status are enviable. Today, the chiefess is still at work, but tribal disputes are rare.
In its place, there are challenges of agricultural development and disease control. In agriculture, they need to be mindful of declining animal populations, while diseases are mainly focused on the highly contagious influenza, malaria and AIDS, all of which need to be guarded against by the women chiefs.
In order to cope with the growing population, Kamino needed to expand the granary as soon as possible to solve the problem of food and clothing for the people.
Although Komino was the chiefess of the tribe and her way of governing was generally considered wise and efficient, her personal privileges were obvious. Her mansion is obviously more spacious and luxurious than the average villager's residence.
Of course, this level of luxury is relative to other villagers, and it is impractical to compare it with a modern city, because the level of industrialization is almost zero, modern buildings are hardly visible in the local area, most of the buildings are grass or mud houses, and more refined and solid buildings are very rare here.
Komino had her own wealth, which came from the family estate, which was historically a local magnate and rich in wealth and supported by many villages.
As she grew, her family fortune grew, and now, 58 villages have essentially become her personal property. In the tribe, her subjects are her property, and she has the right to direct their production and life.
For a female chieftain like Comino, the men of the 58 villages would also become her personal property.
Although the quantity of modern industrial goods is still limited, the productivity of the Kamino tribe has increased significantly. The villagers have been able to put on outside costumes and bring in some cooking tools. In order to improve the standard of living, the chief will also develop mining, ** resources to external enterprises, and promote tourism, thereby significantly improving the quality of life of local villagers.
In the Comino tribe, the status of a female chief does not come out of nowhere, but is the foundation laid by the chiefdom of the father's generation. Since there were no males among the father's descendants, the status of female chiefs was naturally passed on.
After becoming a female chief, she enjoys high treatment and status, and the villagers need to respect and support her status, and everything in the tribe belongs to her private property, including the male members.