Songho figure

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.

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Description

Ethnic Songho
Country Gabon
Material wood, pigment
Height 50 cm
Width 17 cm
Weight 1.9 kg

Additional information

Weight 1,9 kg
Dimensions 17 × 50 cm
Ethnic group

Songho

Materials

Pigments, Wood