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Male Power Figure (Nkisi)
Kongo artist and nganga
late19th–mid-20th century

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Kongo artist and nganga, Yombe group
Second half of the 19th century

Crucifix
Kongo artist
16th–17th century

Ntadi (commemorative figure) of a Seated Male Leader
Kongo artist
Late 18th–19th century

Mpu cap of chiefly authority
Kongo artist
Late 19th century

Cross with Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
16th–18th century (pendant figure); 19th century (cross)

Triple Crucifix
Kongo artist
16th–17th century (central figure); 18th–19th century (top and bottom figures)

Tusk with figurative relief
Kongo artist
ca. 1880–1890

Tusk with Figurative Relief
Kongo artist
ca. 1880–1890

Female nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–early 20th century

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

Captive Female Flywhisk (Mfunga)

Kongo artist

19th century

Power figure
Vili (Kongo)
ca.1850

Christ
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
18th–19th century

Christ
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
18th–19th century

Luxury Cloth: Cushion Cover
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
17th–18th century, inventoried 1737

Crucifix
Kongo peoples
17th century

Oliphant
Kongo peoples, Kongo Kingdom
16th century, inventoried 1887

Luxury Cloth
Kongo peoples
17th–18th century, inventoried 1709

Staff Finial: Seated Figure
"Master of Concentric Circles"
19th–early 20th century

Mat
Royal Museum for Central Africa
19th–early 20th century

Prestige Staff: Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo peoples
19th century

Pendant: Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
16th–19th century

Luxury Cloth: Cushion Cover
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
16th–17th century, inventoried 1607

Figure: Saint Anthony (Toni Malau)
Kongo peoples
18th century

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

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

Power Figure: Seated Female Nursing Child (Nkisi)
Master of the Boma-Vonde Region
19th–early 20th century

Staff Finial: Kneeling Female Figure
Master of Makaya-Vista
19th–early 20th century

Staff Finial:Kneeling Female Figure With Turned Head
Master of Makaya-Vista
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1936

Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure with Clasped Hands
Master of Kasadi
19th century, inventoried 1898

Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure with Clasped Hands
Master of Kasadi
19th–early 20th century

Mask
Master of Kasadi
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1946

Power Figure: Standing Male with Raised Arm (Nkisi)
Master of Kasadi Workshop
19th–early 20th century

Kumbi Bed Panel: Six Seated Figures and Dog
Master of Kasadi Workshop
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1934

Figure: Seated FemaleSupporting Figure with Clasped Hands (Phemba)
Master of Kasadi
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1937

Figure: Seated Female Nursing Child
Master of the Boma-Vonde Region
19th–early 20th century

Mask
Master of Kasadi
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1932

Figure: Seated Female Nursing Child
Master of the Boma-Vonde Region
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1913

Figure: Seated Female with Child
Master of Kasadi
19th - early 20th century