These imposing encrusted masks are used in Komo society rites which deal with "questions of civic morality and the maintenance of good relations among the families of the village" (Goldwater, 1960, p.12) Goldwater was told that "The eyes are large so that [the god] may see, the nostrils wide open to sense all, smell good and evil...The ears are enormous so that he may hear all, even what each one says in the heart. The square chin is a sign of purity, decision and clairvoyance".