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Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, ivory (?), applied organic matter, Luluwa peoples — Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–early 20th century

Bwanga (power object), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist) (?), Wood, horn, seeds, cowrie shells, shotgun shells, teeth, metal, fiber, pigment, tar(?), Luluwa peoples — Bwanga (power object)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Bwanga bwa cibola (maternity power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper alloy, Luluwa peoples — Bwanga bwa cibola (maternity power figure)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–early 20th century

Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, Luluwa peoples — Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–early 20th century

Figure: Male Holding Vessel, Wood, pigment, camwood powder, Luluwa peoples — Figure: Male Holding Vessel
Luluwa peoples
19th–20th century

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

Figure, Wood, kaolin (?), Luluwa peoples — Figure
Luluwa peoples
19th–20th century

Tobacco Mortar: Crouching Figure, Wood, Luluwa peoples — Tobacco Mortar: Crouching Figure
Luluwa peoples
19th–20th century

Figure, Wood, brass tacks, hide, cane strips, Luluwa peoples — Figure
Luluwa peoples
19th–20th century

Half Figure, Wood, brass tacks, hide, cane strips, Luluwa peoples — Half Figure
Luluwa peoples
19th–20th century

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