Tsogo or Sango peoples, Gabon
Early to mid-20th century
Wood, pigment, cloth
190.5 x 17.8 x 14.6 cm (75 x 7 x 5 3/4 in.)
2005-6-226, gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (cat. no. 7)
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Villagers built a large, partly open-sided, oblong house to hold the sacred objects used in celebrating the rites of Bwiti, a cult of family relics. Figurative pillars and flattened posts supported the structure and defined the sacred space for an altar.
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