Fang Ngoumba Statue, Gabon, c. 1980

The Fang people as a whole practice a cult dedicated to the lineages of their ancestors, the aim of which is to protect themselves from the deceased and to obtain their help in matters of daily life. This family cult does not monopolize the Fang religious universe, since it coexists with other beliefs and rituals of a more collective nature. The Fang statues can be classified into three main groups: heads on long necks, half-figures and full figures, standing or seated. Carved with great simplicity, they display a high degree of sophistication in the coordination of rounded forms. Height: 60 cm Reproduced: Catalogue “Africa Babel: the Art of a Continent”, page 97 left.
 
Exhibitions:
2022-2024 Island of Fuerteventura “Art Africa: Ancestral Light”. Lighthouse of the Entallada. Cabildo of Fuerteventura.
2021-2022 Panama City. Government of Panama. “Art Africa: the spirit of the ancestors”. Ministry of Culture Headquarters. Casco Viejo.
2019-2020 Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Caja Canarias Foundation. “Africa-Babel: the art of a Continent”. Headquarters Plaza Patriotismo.
2013-2015 Museum of Art of Africa and Oceania (Madao). La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia.
2005 “Black Africa”, Leather Museum.
2004 “Black Africa”. Caixa Laietana Foundation, Barcelona. Main exhibition hall