Also known as: Nganga, nganga marinda
Last updated: April 23, 2026
An nganga is a Kongo ritual specialist associated with healing, divination, judgment, and the construction or activation of spiritually charged objects. In the Haiti vault, the term matters because it is central to the reinterpretation of François Mackandal and to the wider Kongo contribution to Haitian ritual life.
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