Photo of collection object Standing Female Figure (Gheonga) — Tsogho. Standing Female Figure (Gheonga), late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, paint, 20 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 5 in. (52.7 x 16.5 x 12.7 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Douglas, 74.211.6. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Standing Female Figure (Gheonga)

late 19th or early 20th century

Tsogho

Arts of Africa

This female gheonga figure most likely accompanied a male figure in a Bwiti shrine. A gheonga figure represents an ancestor, who is called upon for assistance with problems. Modern Bwiti incorporates animism, veneration of the ancestors, and elements borrowed from Christianity.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Tsogho
Classification: Sculpture
Formatted Medium: Wood, paint
Medium: wood, paint
Locations: Place made: Egounga, Eteke region, Gabon
Dimensions: 20 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 5 in. (52.7 x 16.5 x 12.7 cm)
Departments: Arts of Africa
Accession Number: 74.211.6
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Douglas
Exhibitions: African Innovations, Double Take: African Innovations
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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