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Belt with Bells, Hide, metal, Bakongo — Belt with Bells
Bakongo
ca. 1950

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo — Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900

Nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, pigment, resin, iron, brass, tin, cloth, plant fiber cord, beads, cowrie shells, bone or ivory, arrows, leather, seeds, animal horn, Kongo — Nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Seated Male Figure, Wood, glass, metal, kaolin, Kongo peoples, Kakongo group — Seated Male Figure
Kongo peoples, Kakongo group
mid to late 19th century

Crucifix, Kongo artist, Solid cast brass, Kongo — Crucifix
Kongo artist
16th–17th century

Seated tumba (memorial figure), Kongo artist, Steatite, Kongo — Seated tumba (memorial figure)
Kongo artist
Late 18th–early 19th century

Ngya (commemorative post), Bongo artist, Mahogany, Bongo — Ngya (commemorative post)
Bongo artist
late 19th century

Christ figure, Kongo artist, Brass, Kongo — Christ figure
Kongo artist
18th–19th century

Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua, Kongo artist, Brass, wood, lead-tin alloy sheet, plant fiber cord, Kongo — Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
16th–18th century (pendant figure); 19th century (cross)

Amulet: Figure, Wood, Babungo — Amulet: Figure
Babungo
20th century

Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua, Kongo artist, Partially hollow cast brass, Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom — Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
16th–19th century

Whistle, Wood, wire, Kongo peoples — Whistle
Kongo peoples
late 19th century

Power Figure (Nkisi): Kneeling Male, Kongo artist, Wood, cloth traces, applied organic matter, bone, resin, Kongo peoples — Power Figure (Nkisi): Kneeling Male
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner, Kongo artist, Wood, antelope horn, Kongo peoples — Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Nkisi (power figure) with dog and rider, Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, resin, glass, pigment, Kongo peoples — Nkisi (power figure) with dog and rider
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Staff with Saint Anthony of Padua, Kongo artist, Brass, wood, iron, Kongo peoples — Staff with Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
19th century

Female nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, resin, glass, pigment, cloth, fur, string, Kongo peoples — Female nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–early 20th century

Courtesan and Attendant in Early Spring, Kakondō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paper, Japan — Courtesan and Attendant in Early Spring
Kakondō
early 18th century

Triple Crucifix, Kongo artist, Open-back cast brass (central figure), solid cast brass (top and bottom figures), forged iron nails, brass, copper, wood, ultramarine pigment, Kongo — Triple Crucifix
Kongo artist
16th–17th century (central figure); 18th–19th century (top and bottom figures)

Kakoshi (reproduction), wood, hide, Masongo/Mosengo — Kakoshi (reproduction)
Masongo/Mosengo
late 19th century

Tusk with Figurative Relief, Vili-Kongo artist(s), Ivory, Vili-Kongo peoples — Tusk with Figurative Relief
Vili-Kongo artist(s)
ca. 1880–1890

Staff finial with seated woman, "Master of the Frontal Concentric Circles", Ivory, metal, wood, lead, Yombe-Kongo peoples — Staff finial with seated woman
"Master of the Frontal Concentric Circles"
19th century

Seated ancestor figure, Bembe-Kongo artist, Wood, ivory, Kongo peoples, Bembe group — Seated ancestor figure
Bembe-Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Spider Drum, Cordia Platythyrsa or Iroko wood, hide, possibly Babungo/Vengo people — Spider Drum
possibly Babungo/Vengo people
ca. 1940

Crucifix, Solid cast brass (Christ), solid cast copper alloy (halo); hollow cast bronze (three end pieces), brass sheet (one end piece), solid cast copper alloy (Mary); forged copper and brass (nails), wood, Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom — Crucifix
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
16th–17th century with later additions

Christ, Solid cast brass with holes for nailing, Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom — Christ
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
18th–19th century

Christ, Brass, Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom — Christ
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
18th–19th century

Figure: Seated Male, Ivory, Kongo peoples — Figure: Seated Male
Kongo peoples
19th century

Pendant: Virgin Mary, Brass, Kongo peoples — Pendant: Virgin Mary
Kongo peoples
16th–17th century

Crucifix, Wood, brass, Kongo peoples — Crucifix
Kongo peoples
16th–19th century

Mpu prestige cap, Kongo artist, Raffia palm fiber, Kongo peoples — Mpu prestige cap
Kongo artist
Late 19th century

Crucifix, Wood, brass, Kongo peoples — Crucifix
Kongo peoples
18th–19th century

Monkey Figure, Wood, Kongo peoples (?) — Monkey Figure
Kongo peoples (?)
19th century

Figure: Seated Female, Wood, brass tacks, Kongo peoples — Figure: Seated Female
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Power Figure: Male (Nkisi), Wood, iron, glass, terracotta, shells, cloth, fiber, pigment, seeds, beads, Kongo peoples — Power Figure: Male (Nkisi)
Kongo peoples
19th century

Hammock Pin, Ivory, Kongo peoples — Hammock Pin
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Staff: Mother and Child, Wood, camwood powder, Kongo peoples — Staff: Mother and Child
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Figure: Seated Male, Wood, pigment, Kongo peoples — Figure: Seated Male
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Figure: Female, Wood, rawhide, metal tacks, pigment, Kongo peoples — Figure: Female
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Power Figure: Male (Nkisi Nkondi), Wood, mirror, cloth, paint, pigment, Kongo peoples — Power Figure: Male (Nkisi Nkondi)
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century