5 – Kondenden and Kondendömö
6 – Timbaraba and Konkoson
7 – Nanfadimani
8 – Sulukuni

Konden is a very special mask, made of wood enhanced with metal plates (usually tinplate or aluminum), with three to six pairs of eyes.

The dancer places his head inside the mask and maintains it by passing his fingers through a hole located at chin level. In his other hand, he holds a leafy branch acting as a whip.

Entirely dressed in raffia, completely concealing any recognizable detail, no one can know who the Konden is, it is a secret. The Konden’s job is to guard the village during the celebrations. He walks and dances quickly, running after the boys to whip them, without any real violence.

His terrifying appearance and his whip frighten children. Parents use this fear throughout the year, not failing to warn them: “The Konden will come looking for you if you are not good!” . In short, the Konden is a bogeyman.

If during the dance pieces of raffia come off and fall to the ground, they are considered talismans for those who pick them up.

When the Konden rhythm is played during a Dununba festival, it is named after Janfani Doni.

In the village of Sangbarala, the Konden and Balani masks are never present at the same time, and there is no Touranen Gbanan. After the Konden rhythm, if the Balani comes to dance, the Konden leaves the celebration. Unlike the Konden, the Balani is not sacred, but it initiates the children.