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Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900

Nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga
19th–first half of 20th century

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

Nkisi (power figure) with dog and rider
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Crucifix
Kongo artist
16th–17th century

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

Christ figure
Kongo artist
18th–19th century

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

Nkishi (community power figure)
Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Staff with Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
19th century

Power Figure (Nkisi): Kneeling Male
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
16th–19th century

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

Seated ancestor figure
Bembe-Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Ibulu lya alunga (head of alunga) helmet mask
Bembe-Kongo artist
19th–mid-20th century

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

Nkiba or butti ancestor figure
Teke peoples, Fumu group or Kongo peoples, Bembe group
19th–early 20th century

Kunda
Yombe group, Kongo people
19th century

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

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

Mask (Nganga Diphomba)
Master of Kasadi
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1937

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

Tusk with figurative relief
Vili-Kongo artist(s)
ca. 1880–1890

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

Power figure
Vili (Kongo)
ca.1850

Double Prestige Panel
Kuba artist
late 19th–mid 20th century

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

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

Rattle: Face
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Ofika (hanging figure)
Mbole artist
19th–early 20th century

Ceremonial Bell with Face
Kongo peoples
19th–early 20th century

Power Figure: Seated Male (Nkisi)
Kongo peoples
19th century, inventoried ca.1875

Mfunga (fly whisk) with bound female figure

Yombe-Kongo artist

19th–early 20th century

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

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

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

Crucifix
Kongo peoples
17th century

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

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