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

Nkiba or butti ancestor figure, Fumu-Teke or Bembe-Kongo artist, Wood (ngasu or mulong), cloth, organic matter, Teke peoples, Fumu group or Kongo peoples, Bembe group — Nkiba or butti ancestor figure
Fumu-Teke or Bembe-Kongo artist
19th–early 20th century

Figure: Male, Wood, shell, Kongo peoples, Bembe group — Figure: Male
Kongo peoples, Bembe group
19th–20th century

Figure: Male, Wood, shell, Kongo peoples, Bembe group — Figure: Male
Kongo peoples, Bembe group
19th–20th century

Ibulu lya 'alunga (head of 'alunga) helmet mask, Bembe artist, Wood (ngomangoma), paint, clay, Bembe peoples — Ibulu lya 'alunga (head of 'alunga) helmet mask
Bembe artist
19th–mid-20th century

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

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

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

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

Kneeling nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist, Wood, cloth traces, applied organic matter, bone, resin, Kongo peoples — Kneeling nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pendant of Saint Anthony of Padua, Kongo artist, Brass, Kongo peoples — Pendant of Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
ca. 17th–18th century

Rattle (thafu ma luangu), Kongo peoples, wood, fiber, seeds, Congolese — Rattle (thafu ma luangu)
Kongo peoples
19th century

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

’Emangungu (initiation mask)

Bembe artist

Late 19th–early 20th century

Lidded Vessel, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Yoruba peoples, Owo group — Lidded Vessel
Yoruba artist
17th–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)

Commemorative Mother and Child Figure, Yombe-Kongo artist, Wood, glass, metal, pigment, Yombe-Kongo peoples — Commemorative Mother and Child Figure
Yombe-Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Group of Boston 00.348, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian — Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Group of Boston 00.348
ca. 360–350 BCE

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

Kongo artist

ca. 17th century

Kongo artist

ca. 17th century

Kongo artist

ca. 17th century

Kongo artist

ca. 17th–19th century

Kunda, Wood, Yombe group, Kongo people — Kunda
Yombe group, Kongo people
19th century

Kneeling Female Figure, Wood, Bembe peoples — Kneeling Female Figure
Bembe peoples
Late 19th – early 20th century

Figure: Male, Wood, beads, hide, fur, Bembe peoples, Boyo group — Figure: Male
Bembe peoples, Boyo group
19th–20th century

Figure: Male, Wood, hide with fur, sacrificial materials, wax, Bembe peoples, Kasingo group — Figure: Male
Bembe peoples, Kasingo group
19th–20th century

Staff: Figurative Finial, Wood, iron, Bembe peoples, Boyo group — Staff: Figurative Finial
Bembe peoples, Boyo group
19th–20th century

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

Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Torcop Group, Terracotta, Etruscan — Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Torcop Group
ca. 300 BCE