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Pendant with Female Figure, Luba artist, Ivory, Luba peoples — Pendant with Female Figure
Luba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Kifwebe (mask), Luba artist, Wood, pigment, Luba peoples — Kifwebe (mask)
Luba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Pendant with Female Figure, Luba artist, Wild pig or warthog tusk, Luba peoples — Pendant with Female Figure
Luba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Ceremonial Bowstand with Female Figure, Luba artist, Wood, metal, beads, string, Luba peoples — Ceremonial Bowstand with Female Figure
Luba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Royal vessel, Luba artist, Wood, plant fiber, Luba peoples — Royal vessel
Luba artist
19th–early 20th century

Kibango (ceremonial staff), Luba artist, Wood, copper, metal, iron, Luba peoples — Kibango (ceremonial staff)
Luba artist
19th–early 20th century

Initiation Gourd: Female Half Figure (Kabwelulu), Wood, kaolin, cowrie shells, straw fiber, metal, gourd, Luba peoples — Initiation Gourd: Female Half Figure (Kabwelulu)
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Pendant: Female Half Figure, Ivory, Luba peoples — Pendant: Female Half Figure
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Power Figure: Female (Nkisi), Wood, leather, Luba peoples — Power Figure: Female (Nkisi)
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Female Figure: Seated on Stool, Wood, Luba peoples — Female Figure: Seated on Stool
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Pendant: Pregnant Female Figure, Wood, Luba peoples — Pendant: Pregnant Female Figure
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Ceremonial Staff: Female Figure Base (Kibango), Wood, iron, copper, Luba peoples — Ceremonial Staff: Female Figure Base (Kibango)
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Pendant: Seated Female Figure, Ivory, Luba peoples — Pendant: Seated Female Figure
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Mask, Raffia palm fiber, wood, bamboo, Luba peoples — Mask
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Headrest Base: Seated Female Figure, Master of the Cascade Coiffure Zaire, Wood, Luba peoples — Headrest Base: Seated Female Figure
Master of the Cascade Coiffure
19th–20th century

Half Figure: Female, Wood, metal studs, pigment, Luba peoples — Half Figure: Female
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Divination Vessel: Seated Female Figure (Mboko), Wood, Luba peoples — Divination Vessel: Seated Female Figure (Mboko)
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Figure, Wood, patina stain, Luba peoples — Figure
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Headrest: Male Caryatid, Wood, Luba peoples — Headrest: Male Caryatid
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Ceremonial Staff: Head Finial (Kibango), Wood, iron, Luba peoples — Ceremonial Staff: Head Finial (Kibango)
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Sandals, Wood, iron, Luba peoples — Sandals
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Knife and Sheath, Iron, copper, wood, rattan, Luba peoples — Knife and Sheath
Luba peoples
20th century

Ngoma, Wood, Hembe/Luba peoples? — Ngoma
Hembe/Luba peoples?
19th century

Lupona (royal seat), Luba artist, Wood, glass beads, cotton fiber(?), Luba — Lupona (royal seat)
Luba artist
Late 19th century–early 20th century

Vessel, Luba or Songye artist, Terracotta, Luba or Songye peoples — Vessel
Luba or Songye artist
19th–20th century

Drum, Wood, hide, metal, Luba — Drum
Luba
early 20th century

Memory Board (Lukasa), Wood, Luba — Memory Board (Lukasa)
Luba
19th–20th century

Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples — Gwantigi
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century

Court official from a commemorative altar, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Court official from a commemorative altar
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–17th century

Nkishi (community power figure), Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper, brass, iron, fiber, snakeskin, leather, fur, feathers, mud, resin, Songye peoples — Nkishi (community power figure)
Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples — Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, Dogon peoples — Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures
Dogon blacksmith
16th–19th century

Dance crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, iron, pigment, bone or ivory, Ejagham peoples — Dance crest
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century

Figure, Wood, metal, Luba or Songye peoples — Figure
Luba or Songye peoples
19th–20th century

Prestige Stool: Female Caryatid, Wood, beads, Luba or Hemba peoples — Prestige Stool: Female Caryatid
Luba or Hemba peoples
19th–20th century

Half Figure: Female, Wood, cloth, oil patina, beads, pigment, fiber, string, Luba or Hemba peoples — Half Figure: Female
Luba or Hemba peoples
19th–20th century

Ladle, Wood, pigment, Luba or Hemba peoples — Ladle
Luba or Hemba peoples
19th–20th century

Mask, Wood, pigment, Luba or Songye peoples — Mask
Luba or Songye peoples
19th–20th century

Drum, Wood, skin, probably Luba people — Drum
probably Luba people
19th century

Woman's ceremonial overskirt, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, dye, Kuba peoples — Woman's ceremonial overskirt
Kuba artist
ca. 1900