THE STATE OF N'GOYO
HISTORY
OF THE KINGDOM STATE OF N'GOYO
Ancient Royal Crown of the Kings of N'Goyo
(Hand Crafted from Copper)
The Crown of the Kingdom of N'Goyo is a part of the Royal regalia of
N'Goyo Kingship. These Royal insignia representes the Kingdom itself. They
were stored in a sacred shrine and used only for the installation of Kings,
as such, they were unique.
No permanent
regalia from any Kingdoms in the whole of Central Africa have been recovered.
Hence the extraordinary historical importance of these Royal insignia.
The Royal
Crown of N'Goyo was removed from the shrine of Lusunsi on July 1933 and
taken to France, by Constantin Tastevin (1880-1962) a missionary
belonging to the Congregation of St Esprit.
The
consecrated authority of Ngoyo Kings is considered divine, not the Kings
themselves. He is not born a King: he is made Royal. The leader begins
as very much a human being, elected to his position by other mortals, and
is then ritually transformed by investiture ceremonies into an exceptional
individual capable of ruling over all.
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