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Staff with Equestrian Finial, Wood, Songo — Staff with Equestrian Finial
Songo
19th–first half of 20th century

Staff: Head Finial, Wood, iron, Songo — Staff: Head Finial
Songo
19th–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

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

Ngya (commemorative post), Bongo artist, Mahogany, Bongo — Ngya (commemorative post)
Bongo artist
late 19th century

Prestige vessel, Wongo artist, Wood, Wongo peoples — Prestige vessel
Wongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

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

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)

Power Figure (Nkisi): Kneeling Male, Kongo artist, Wood, cloth traces, applied organic matter, bone, resin, Kongo peoples — Power Figure (Nkisi): Kneeling Male
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

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

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

Dwelling in landscape, Song Maojin Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper, China — Dwelling in landscape
Song Maojin
17th century

Pectoral, Gold, Sonso — Pectoral
Sonso
13th–16th century

Nose Ornament, Gold, Sonso — Nose Ornament
Sonso
13th–16th century

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

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

Double prestige vessel, Leele or Wongo artist, Wood, copper, Leele or Wongo peoples — Double prestige vessel
Leele or Wongo artist
19th–early 20th century

Mpu cap of chiefly authority, Kongo artist, Raffia palm fiber, Kongo, Democratic Republic of Congo — Mpu cap of chiefly authority
Kongo artist
Late 19th century

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

Seeing the Elephant, Robert Longo American, Inkjet print — Seeing the Elephant
Robert Longo
1999

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)

Landscape, Song Nian Chinese, Handscroll in six sections; ink and color on paper, China — Landscape
Song Nian
dated 1898

Winter landscape, Jiang Song Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China — Winter landscape
Jiang Song
first half 16th century

Mountains in Cloud and Mist, Song Wenzhi Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on bark paper, China — Mountains in Cloud and Mist
Song Wenzhi
dated 1961

Poem on retirement, Song Ke Chinese, Handscroll; ink on gold-flecked paper, China — Poem on retirement
Song Ke

Landscape, Song Xu Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper, China — Landscape
Song Xu
1587

Letter, Song Jue Chinese, Album leaf; ink on paper, China — Letter
Song Jue
early 17th century

Letter, Song Jue Chinese, Album leaf; ink on paper, China — Letter
Song Jue
early 17th century

Landscape in the Style of Guo Xi, Tan Song Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China — Landscape in the Style of Guo Xi
Tan Song
dated 1748

Stamping the Water (Performance in the Lhasa River, Tibet, 1996), Song Dong Chinese, Chromogenic prints — Stamping the Water (Performance in the Lhasa River, Tibet, 1996)
Song Dong
1996

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

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

Nose Ornament, Gold, Sonso — Nose Ornament
Sonso
13th–16th century

Pectoral, Gold, Sonso — Pectoral
Sonso
13th–16th century

Ear Pendant, Gold, Sonso — Ear Pendant
Sonso
13th–16th century

Ear Pendant, Gold, Sonso — Ear Pendant
Sonso
13th–16th century