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Body Mask, Yembes, Fiber, sago palm leaves, wood, feathers, paint, Asmat people — Body Mask
Yembes
mid-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

Seated ancestor figure, Bembe-Kongo artist, Wood, ivory, Kongo peoples, Bembe group — Seated ancestor figure
Bembe-Kongo artist
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

Shield, Mbes, Wood, paint, Asmat people — Shield
Mbes
mid-20th century

Seascape—Fishing Boats by the Shore, Henry Pember Smith American, Watercolor and gouache in off-white wove paper, American — Seascape—Fishing Boats by the Shore
Henry Pember Smith
1875

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

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

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

Chamber candlestick, John Emes, Silver gilt, British, London — Chamber candlestick
John Emes
William Rudkins
1801–2

Chamber candlestick, John Emes, Silver, British, London — Chamber candlestick
John Emes
1802–3

Chamber candlestick or taperstick, Rebecca Emes, Silver, British, London — Chamber candlestick or taperstick
Rebecca Emes
Edward A. Barnard
1809–10

Chamber candlestick or taperstick, Rebecca Emes, Silver, British, London — Chamber candlestick or taperstick
Rebecca Emes
Edward A. Barnard
1811–12

Chamber candlestick, Rebecca Emes, Silver gilt, British, London — Chamber candlestick
Rebecca Emes
Edward A. Barnard
1817–18

Mustard spoon, John Emes, Silver, British, London — Mustard spoon
John Emes
1797

Ndungu, Wood, hide, rope, Kondo & Yembe peoples? — Ndungu
Kondo & Yembe peoples?
19th century

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

Xylophone, Gourd (prob. Lagenaria vulgaris), gum, wood, fiber, Hembe people — Xylophone
Hembe people
ca. 1900

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

Ngoma (drum), Wood, fiber, glass, Vili or Yombe people — Ngoma (drum)
Vili or Yombe people
19th century

Mfunga (fly whisk) with bound female figure

Yombe-Kongo artist

19th–early 20th century

Rebecca Emes

Edward A. Barnard

1813–14

Ndungu, Wood, hide, probably Yombe people — Ndungu
probably Yombe people
19th century

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

Staff : Finial with Kneeling Female Figure, Master of Kasadi Workshop, Wood, iron, metal strips, Kongo peoples; Yombe group — Staff : Finial with Kneeling Female Figure
Master of Kasadi Workshop
19th–early 20th century

Figure: Pregnant Female, Wood, sacrificial materials, Teke or Bembe peoples — Figure: Pregnant Female
Teke or Bembe peoples
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

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

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

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

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

August Encampment, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Enrolled Salish member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Oil on canvas — August Encampment
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Enrolled Salish member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
1988–89

Saint Catherine of Siena, Anonymous, Etching — Saint Catherine of Siena
Anonymous
Sadeler (unspecified member of the Sadeler family)
mid-16th–mid-17th century

Sadeler (unspecified member of the Sadeler family)

mid-16th–mid-17th century

Emperor Saint and Sarcophagus

Sadeler (unspecified member of the Sadeler family)

mid-16th–mid-17th century

Portrait of the Holy Roman Emperor, Matthias I

Sadeler (unspecified member of the Sadeler family)

1605

Landscape with a Stone Bridge and Two Travelers

Sadeler (unspecified member of the Sadeler family)

Marcus Sadeler

mid 16th–mid 17th century

Landscape with a Waterfall and Two Men

Sadeler (unspecified member of the Sadeler family)

Marcus Sadeler

mid 16th–mid 17th century

Landscape with Ruins

Sadeler (unspecified member of the Sadeler family)

mid 16th–mid 17th century

Landscape with Ruins

Sadeler (unspecified member of the Sadeler family)

mid 16th–mid 17th century