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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

Mfunga (fly whisk) with bound female figure

Yombe-Kongo artist

Kongo artist

19th–early 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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Commemorative Mother and Child Figure, Wood, glass, metal, pigment, Kongo, Yombe group — Commemorative Mother and Child Figure
Kongo, Yombe group
19th–20th century

Self Portrait, Unknown Artist, Watercolor on ivory — Self Portrait
Unknown Artist
ca. 1800–1805

Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, China — Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu
Unidentified artist
mid-12th century

Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza, Chokwe artist, Wood (uapaca), cloth, plant fiber, beads, dye, resinous coating, Chokwe — Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)

Lidded Vessel, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Yoruba peoples, Owo group — Lidded Vessel
Yoruba artist
17th–18th century

Dilukai (gable figure), Belauan artist, Wood, paint, Belauan — Dilukai (gable figure)
Belauan artist
late 19th–early 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

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

Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu — Mukudj (mask)
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century

Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava — Hazomanga finial
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century

Ana deo (ancestral couple), Nage artist, Wood, Nage — Ana deo (ancestral couple)
Nage artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo — Kpeliye’e headdress
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century

Nsodie (memorial head), Akan artist, Terracotta, Akan — Nsodie (memorial head)
Akan artist
17th–mid-18th 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

Chalchiuhtlicue, Mexica artist(s), Basalt, pigment, Mexica (Aztec) — Chalchiuhtlicue
Mexica artist(s)
1325–1521 CE

Kneeling female figure, Mexica artist(s), Stone, pigment, Mexica — Kneeling female figure
Mexica artist(s)
1325–1521 CE

Shirt, Moche artist(s), Camelid hair, cotton, Moche — Shirt
Moche artist(s)
500–850 CE

Perminangken (container for magical substances), Toba Batak artist, Wood, ceramic, Toba Batak — Perminangken (container for magical substances)
Toba Batak artist
19th–early 20th century

Snuff tray, Tiwanaku artist(s), Wood, fiber, copper alloy, Tiwanaku — Snuff tray
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE

Face, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec — Face
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE