Description
Ethnic Songho
Country Gabon
Material wood, pigment
Height 50 cm
Width 17 cm
Weight 1.9 kg
900 €
This Mitsongho ethnic group, Songho, is established in a forest region on the right bank of the Ngoumé River. The Bwiti secret society has a system of reliquaries comparable to that of Fang and the Kota.
The face of this statue is kaolin coated for apotropaic purposes.
Ethnic Songho
Country Gabon
Material wood, pigment
Height 50 cm
Width 17 cm
Weight 1.9 kg
Poids | 1,9 kg |
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Dimensions | 17 × 50 cm |
Ethnic group | Songho |
Materials | Pigments, Wood |