Ngil's Fang crest mask - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art
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The wearers of these masks, always in large numbers, made their appearance at night, lit by torches . Their intervention was also linked to the judicial function by designating the culprits of bad deeds within the village. so and the ngil . Following his journey to the region in 1851, Paul du Chaillu drew a portrait of the Fang in his book entitled "Voyages et aventures en Afrique équatoriale". His account, long considered false, depicts the Fang as warlike, superstitious and anthropophagous. It is only later that the accuracy of his testimony will be admitted and recognized by his peers.
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