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Fang Ngil wooden mask from Gabon, 31 cm high and 19 cm wide, originating from the Fang tradition; in good condition with some wear due to age.
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beautiful achievement ...
Origin: GABON
This mask is part of an ancient Fang tradition.
The "Ngil" was a society (in the sense of a group) of a judicial character. Its purpose was the search for and neutralization of Beyem sorcerers charged with a malevolent spirit.
Initiation to the "Ngil" included:
* a prior physical and moral purification;
* a flogging;
* a confession of crimes and/or breaches of taboos;
* an ordalique test (an ordeal);
* a presentation of the ancestors’ relics (byeri);
* sacrifices.
It was a symbolic passage, from the androgyne state to the adult, sexually defined state.
The sacred place of the "Ngil" was a bush clearing, rectilinear in shape, named ésam, with large effigies of wet earth of vaguely human form representing "Ngil" and his wife.
beautiful achievement ...
Origin: GABON
This mask is part of an ancient Fang tradition.
The "Ngil" was a society (in the sense of a group) of a judicial character. Its purpose was the search for and neutralization of Beyem sorcerers charged with a malevolent spirit.
Initiation to the "Ngil" included:
* a prior physical and moral purification;
* a flogging;
* a confession of crimes and/or breaches of taboos;
* an ordalique test (an ordeal);
* a presentation of the ancestors’ relics (byeri);
* sacrifices.
It was a symbolic passage, from the androgyne state to the adult, sexually defined state.
The sacred place of the "Ngil" was a bush clearing, rectilinear in shape, named ésam, with large effigies of wet earth of vaguely human form representing "Ngil" and his wife.
Details
Era
After 2000
Number of objects
1
Material
Wood
Country of origin
Gabon
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
31 cm
Width
19 cm
