▁the ▁guests , ▁or ▁more ▁frequently ▁uses ▁her ▁lad le ▁to ▁indicate ▁the ▁distribution . ▁At ▁some ▁fe asts ▁the ▁wur k irl one ▁of ▁a ▁village ▁comp ete ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁gener os ity ▁by ▁distrib uting ▁small ▁g ifts ▁of ▁pe an uts , ▁c andy , ▁co ins ▁and ▁other ▁food s . ▁The ▁women ▁dance ▁at ▁these ▁times . ▁The ▁w unk ir le ' s ▁prest ige ▁may ▁be ▁indicated ▁by ▁her ▁being ▁carried ▁in ▁a ▁h amm ock ▁through ▁the ▁village ▁by ▁the ▁women ▁of ▁her ▁quarter . ▁They ▁also ▁contribute ▁g ifts ▁of ▁their ▁own , ▁but ▁always ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁wur kir le ." ▁ ▁Besides ▁acting ▁as ▁" em blem s ▁of ▁honor ," ▁fe ast ▁lad les ▁have ▁spiritual ▁power . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Dan , ▁the ▁lad les ▁em body ▁du ▁and ▁contain ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁w unk ir le . ▁The ▁w unk ir mi am ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁woman ▁what ▁the ▁mask s ▁are ▁for ▁the ▁men ; ▁w unk ir mi am ▁are ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁chief ▁l ia ison ▁with ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁spirit ▁world ▁and ▁the ▁symbol ▁of ▁that ▁connection . ▁Like ▁mask s , ▁each ▁w unk irm ian ▁is ▁given ▁its ▁own ▁name . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁w unk irm ian ▁has ▁a ▁handle ▁car ved ▁as ▁a ▁human ▁head ▁that ▁displays ▁the ▁characteristic ▁of ▁the ▁bu angle ▁mask : ▁narrow ▁eyes ▁and ▁an ▁o