As per a civil society initiative, named ‘Bring Back Ngonnso’, the Ngonnso’ has a central role for the Nso’, as she is considered a mother deity. The statue was stolen by colonial officer Kurt von Pavel and donated to Berlin’s Ethnological Museum in 1903
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June 30, 2022 18:52:59 IST
The statue of goddess Ngonnso was stolen by a colonial officer and donated to Berlin’s Ethnological Museum in 1903. Twitter/@ngonnso
The German government has decided to return a goddess statue to its rightful owner, the African country of Cameroon, 120 year after it was stolen.
According to a Reuters report, the statue of goddess Ngonnso of the kingdom of Nso’ in northwestern Cameroon will be returned as a part of the growing trend of giving back stolen artefacts.