Origin: Central and Southern Africa (Kongo, Kikongo, Bantu cultures)
Language: Kikongo / Lingala
Meaning: A spiritual healer, ritual expert, or sorcerer
In Kongo spirituality, a Nganga is a priest who works with spirits, herbs, and sacred objects (nkisi)
In some diasporic traditions like Palo Mayombe (Afro-Cuban), nganga can also refer to a spirit-cauldron housing a powerful entity
Some traditions associate the Nganga with animal transformation, night travel, and familiar spirits (e.g., panther, owl, snake)
This Shape shifter character is a Zbrush sculpt, painted in Substance Painter, rendered in Arnold for Maya. I used Xgen for the fur.
