Sentence:  Like the men's society, the corporate consciousness of women and their respected place in the political body is represented by a masked spirit. This <WSD>sowei</WSD> (masker), like all the officials of the society, represents the corporate body of women and retains the authority to levy fines and punish women and men or the community as a whole. The ndoli Jowei (dancing <WSD>sowei</WSD>) is a masker whose figure is completely covered with black raffia, topped by the sowei mask. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A woman who represents a sowei by wearing a sowei mask.