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Male Power Figure (Nkisi)
Kongo artist and nganga
late19th–mid-20th century

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Kongo artist and nganga, Yombe group
Second half of the 19th century

Seated Male Figure
Kongo peoples, Kakongo group
mid to late 19th century

Whistle
Kongo peoples
late 19th century

Ntadi (commemorative figure) of a Seated Male Leader
Kongo artist
Late 18th–19th century

Crucifix
Kongo artist
16th–17th century

Christ figure
Kongo artist
18th–19th century

Cross with Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
16th–18th century (pendant figure); 19th century (cross)

Triple Crucifix
Kongo artist
16th–17th century (central figure); 18th–19th century (top and bottom figures)

Kunda
Yombe group, Kongo people
19th century

Female nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–early 20th century

Power figure
Vili (Kongo)
ca.1850

Rattle (thafu ma luangu)
Kongo peoples
19th century

Tusk with figurative relief
Kongo artist
ca. 1880–1890

Tusk with Figurative Relief
Kongo artist
ca. 1880–1890

Staff Finial: Seated Figure
"Master of Concentric Circles"
19th–early 20th century

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

Mpu cap of chiefly authority
Kongo artist
Late 19th century

Afonso I of the Kongo to Manuel I of Portugal regarding the Burning of “The Great House of Idols”
Kongo Kingdom
October 5, 1514

Alvaro III of Kongo to Philip III of Portugal Establishing Mutually Beneficial Relations Between the Two Countries and Explaining Kongo’s Deteriorating Relationship with the Province of Soyo
Kongo Kingdom
October 24,1615

Afonso I of the Kongo to Manuel I of Portugal Requesting Religious Paraphernalia Kongo Kingdom, June 8, 1517
Kongo Kingdom
June 8, 1517

Prestige Staff of Henrique III
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
Ca.1842–1857

Oliphant
Kongo peoples
16th century, inventoried 1553

Staff Finial: Male Grasping Bottle
Kongo peoples
19th–early 20th century

Staff Finial: Kneeling Female Figure
Kongo peoples
19th –early 20th century

Luxury Cloth: Cushion Cover
Kongo peoples
16th–17th century, inventoried 1670

Horn (Pungi)
Kongo peoples
19th century, inventoried 1897

Ceremonial Bell with Bird
Kongo peoples
19th–early 20th century

Whistle with Kneeling Female Figure and Child
Kongo peoples
19th–early 20th century

Basket
Kongo peoples
19th century, inventoried 1897

Staff Finial:Kneeling Figure with Feline Head
Kongo peoples
19th century

Vessel Fragment
Kongo peoples
Ca. 1140

Crucifix
Kongo peoples
17th century

Luxury Cloth
Kongo peoples
17th–18th century, inventoried 1709

Garment (Nkutu)
Kongo peoples
19th century, inventoried 1853

Knife Handle: Standing Female Captive
Kongo peoples
19th–early 20th century

Vessel Fragment
Kongo peoples
Ca. 610±30 - 700±30 (late Iron Age)

Crucifix
Kongo peoples
18th–19th century

Double Bell with Crest (Kunda)
Kongo peoples
19th century, inventoried 1897

Vessel Fragment
Kongo peoples
Ca. 1530-50 (late Iron Age)