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Mat
Royal Museum for Central Africa
19th–early 20th century

Lyre
Central Africa?
19th century

Xylophone
Africa (Central)
19th century

Catalog and Desiderata, Collection of African Negro Art, Nelson Rockefeller
René d'Harnoncourt
1953-1954

Gold Medal Cast on the Occasion of Kongo Ambassador Antonio Manuel's visit to Pope Paul V
Giorgio Roncetti
1608

Pwo mask
Chokwe peoples
19th century

Prestige Cap (Mpu)
Kongo peoples
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1938

Staff Finial: Kneeling Female Figure
Master of Makaya-Vista
19th–20th century, inventoried 1936

Commemorative figure
Hemba peoples
19th–early 20th century

Ndop figure: Mikó miMbúl or Mbop Mábíínc máMbúl
Kuba peoples
ca. 1905

Ndop figure: Kot áNce or Kot áMbúl
Kuba peoples
19th-early 20th century

Figure of a leopard chief: Chibwabwa Ilunga
Luluwa peoples
19th–early 20th century

Figure of a leopard chief
Luluwa peoples, Bakwa Ndolo
19th–early 20th century

Figure of a leopard chief: Ilunga Mukulu
Luluwa peoples, Bakwa Ndolo, Bumba
19th–early 20th century

Figure: Seated FemaleSupporting Figure with Clasped Hands (Phemba)
Master of Kasadi
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1937

Mask
Master of Kasadi
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1932

Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure
Kongo peoples
19th – early 20th century, inventoried 1909

Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure with Clasped Hands
Master of Kasadi
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1913

Mask (Nganga Diphomba)
Master of Kasadi
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1937

Mask
Master of Kasadi
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1946

Staff: Finial with Female Figure Nursing Child
Kongo peoples, Yombe group
19th–early 20th century

Kumbi Bed Panel:Three Seated Figures
Master of Kasadi Workshop
19th - early 20th century, inventoried 1939

Kumbi Bed Panel: Six Seated Figures and Dog
Master of Kasadi Workshop
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1934

Ceremonial Drum with Power Animal (Hippopotamus?) Supporting Figurative Superstructure
Kongo peoples
19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1912

Power Figure (Nkisi N'Kondi: Mangaaka)
Kongo peoples; Yombe group
19th century, inventoried 1912

Zeze
Mombasa
late 19th century

Henry Munyaradzi

1967-1970

Figurine of a Pygmy Dance Leader
ca. 1950–1885 B.C.

Rain hat
Liberia (?)
19th–20th century

Man's Hat (Ashetu)
Bamum or Tikar (?)
19th–20th century

Prestige Cap (Laket mishiing)
Kuba
1900–1925

Prestige Cap (Laket)
Kuba
19th–20th century

Royal Headdress (Shody)
Kuba
19th–20th century

Prestige Cap (Laket)
Kuba
19th–20th century

Prestige Cap (Laket mishiing)
Kuba
19th–20th century

Prestige Cap (Laket)
Kuba
19th–20th century

Prestige Cap (Laket mishiing)
Kuba
19th–20th century

Chief's Hat (Mpu a Nzim)
Mbala
19th–20th century

Woman's Raffia Belt
Mongo, Nkundo
20th century

Hat
Nkutshu
19th–20th century