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Commemorative female figure
Chokwe peoples
19th century

Kokoshi (reproduction)
Masango
late 19th century

Prestige Stool: Female Caryatid
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Headdress: Bush Pig (Ngulu)
Chokwe peoples
20th century

Chair: Rungs with Figurative Scenes (Ngundja)
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Power Figure: Standing Female Figure with Child (Wife of Mabyaala?) (Nkisi)
Kongo peoples; Vili group
19th century, inventoried 1885

Power Figure (Nkisi N'Kondi: Mangaaka)
Kongo peoples; Yombe group
19th century, inventoried 1909

Scepter: Male Figure
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Kisaanji
Chokwe
late 19th century

Power Figure (Nkisi N'Kondi: Mangaaka)
Kongo peoples; Yombe group
19th century, inventoried 1903

Commemorative couple
Chokwe peoples
19th century

Crucifix
Kongo peoples
17th century

Prestige Stool: Mother and Child Caryatid
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Moata Vamoa, a chief of the Lunda
Early 20th century

Power Figure (Nkisi N'Kondi: Kozo)
Kongo peoples; Yombe group
19th century, inventoried 1898

Drum (Mukupela)
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Divination Basket (Ngombo Ya Cisuka)
Chokwe peoples
20th century

Power Figure (Nkisi): Kneeling Male
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Commemorative Mother and Child Figure
Kongo, Yombe group
19th–20th century

Crucifix
Kongo peoples
17th–18th century

Cylindrical Drum
Chokwe people
first half 20th century

Staff: Female Figurative Finial
Ovimbundu peoples
19th–20th century

Alvaro III of Kongo to Philip III of Portugal Establishing Mutually Beneficial Relations Between the Two Countries and Explaining Kongo’s Deteriorating Relationship with the Province of Soyo
Kongo Kingdom
October 24,1615

Afonso I of the Kongo to Manuel I of Portugal regarding the Burning of “The Great House of Idols”
Kongo Kingdom
October 5, 1514

Commemorative figure of a chief as Cibinda Ilunga
Chokwe peoples
19th century

Royal Whisk Handle: Female Figure
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Figure: Female
Chokwe or Lwena (?)
19th–20th century

Zanze
Angolan
late 19th century

Thumb Piano (Mbira)
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Seated Chief (Mwanangana) Playing Sanza
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)

Commemorative figure of a chief
Chokwe peoples
19th century

Commemorative figure of a chief
Chokwe peoples
19th century

Commemorative figure of a chief
Chokwe peoples
19th century

Power Figure: Male (Nkisi)
Kongo peoples
19th century

Power Figure (Nkisi N'Kondi: Mangaaka)
Kongo peoples; Yombe group
19th century, inventoried 1898

Crucifix
Kongo peoples
18th–19th century

Staff: Head Finial
Songo
19th–20th century

Pendant: Virgin Mary
Kongo peoples
16th–17th century

Staff: Equestrian Finial
Songo
19th–20th century

Seated Male Figure
Kongo peoples, Kakongo group
mid to late 19th century