Statue bearing the effigy of the chiefs in Batoufam

The chief who ruled when the photograph was taken is on the left and his predecessors have a decreasing size. White and black spots remind the leopardskin.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the head doctor of the protestant hospital of Bangwa, set up by the Société des missions évangéliques de Paris (Paris evangelical mission society) in the south of the region Bamileke in 1935. Broussous took many photographs documenting the art, the architecture, the traditions and the daily-life of Bamileke chieftainships. He also made several films.

拍摄该照片时在位的酋长位于画面左侧，其前任的肖像尺寸依次递减；画面中的黑白斑点令人联想到豹皮。
1945年至1959年间，丹尼尔·布鲁苏（Daniel Broussous）担任班瓦新教医院的首席医师。该院由巴黎福音传教士协会（Société des missions évangéliques de Paris）于1935年在巴米莱克地区南部设立。布鲁苏拍摄了大量照片，记录了巴米莱克酋长领地的艺术、建筑、传统与日常生活，同时还摄制了多部影片。