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Muswinga ('Portable Idol' Amulet)

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Lumbu (or Lumbo) amulets, referred to miswinga (sing. muswinga), are small talismanic figurines commonly used by healer-diviners (nganga) and sorcerers (ndotchi) in Gabon. They serve as a means of protection against negative influences, such as evil...

Gheonga (Ancestor Figure)

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The Tsogho (or Mitsogo) of Gabon largely adhere to the spiritual discipline Bwiti, also popular among the forest-dwelling Punu. It is recognised as one of the three official religions of Gabon. Central to this spiritual belief is a spirit known...

Mbumba Bwiti (Reliquary Guardian Bust)

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The Tsogho (or Mitsogo) of Gabon largely adhere to the spiritual discipline Bwiti, also popular among the forest-dwelling Punu, Fang and Kota. It is recognised as one of the three official religions of Gabon. Central to this spiritual belief is a...

Beete (Celebration Mask)

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The Kwele (or Bekwyel) are an ethnic group residing around 100 miles north of the equator along the borderlands of Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Cameroon. This was a region famed for its harsh climate and had traditionally been notoriously...

Ñgontang ('Young White Woman' Helmet Mask)

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The name ñgontang comes from a contraction of ñgon ntañga, meaning “the daughter of the white man" (also called nlo-ngontang, a contraction of nlo ngon ntanga, meaning "the face of the daughter of the white man"). The masks were used in the...

Ngil ('Face of the Ngil' Mask)

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The Ngil was a roving militia, primarily focused on finding and neutralising malevolent sorcerers. The group acted as the guarantor of social stability and security for its people, while the sorcerers they hunted were believed to be possessed by an...

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