La Grande Case dans la Chefferie traditionnelle de

This serial site consists of 14 “Grandes Cases” of the traditional chiefdoms of the Grassfields region. The chiefdoms constitute a series of architectural complexes of power, with the “Grande Case” as its most important building. The “Grande Case”, which has different names in different chiefdoms, is a sort of sacred palace-temple or house of the people with various uses, depending on the chiefdom, and represents a centuries-old royal civilisation. It reflects a certain political, spiritual and architectural homogeneity and shows the simultaneous use of architecture and artistic knowledge and artisanry (e.g. sculpture).