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Death has always constituted an important aspect in the cultural life of people and rituals are observed for the sustainability of communities (Glaskin 2006: 107; Ejedepang-Koge 1986: 168). Widowhood rituals were characterized by exclusion, isolation and self-denial. Rituals in African communities were characterized by spiritual purification, prayers, incantation and sacrifices. The belief in widowhood rituals was absolute in the pre-colonial period while the colonial and post-colonial eras witnessed an evolution due to external influences. The elderly widows were the chief officiating actors during widowhood rituals. Elderly widows were once widows who had a mastery of the rituals and thus obtained the authority to partake in the rituals. In Balikumbat, the Voma cult was equally an active participant on the final day of the ritual. The members of the Voma cult had as a symbol of authority and power, the ancestral spear called the Ndingsooh necessary for the final rite.

Widowhood Rituals and Widow Inheritance in the Balikumbat, Cameroon