According to Nso’ oral history, Ngonnso’ founded the Nso’ kingdom after a brutal conflict with her two brothers. In her honour, the Ngonnso’ statue was made as a ‘symbol of peace and hope’ but it was stolen by German colonizers.
The Ngonnso’ statue is a female goddess statue that was stolen from the ancient Nso’ Kingdom in northwestern Cameroon. It was brought to Germany in 1903 and donated to the Ethnological Museum in Berlin by German colonial officer, Kurt von Pavel.
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