Identity, Identite

The six masks of Fu’ KAMENI’s face were done by © a great and internationally aclaimed sculptor, named Joe Mariscal.

Do you know that the real name of Moses in old Hebrew language is Moshi, some pronounce Moshe? That is the language of the Bamileke. "Mo" means "child" and "shi", or "she" still means "water". Moses was found in the water, that is why they named him the child found on the water. Francais. Sais tu que le nom de Moise dans la langue Hebreuse antique c'est Moshi, cetain prononcent Moshe? Voila la langue des Bamileke. "Mo" signifie "enfant" et "Shi" ou "She" signifie "l’eau". Il avait ete trouve' dans l'eau, c'est pourquoi on le nomma l'enfant de l'eau, l'enfant trouve' dans l'eau .

 

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