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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 peoples — Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900

Power Figure: Male (Nkisi), Wood, iron, glass, terracotta, shells, cloth, fiber, pigment, seeds, beads, Kongo peoples — Power Figure: Male (Nkisi)
Kongo peoples
19th century

Tjes-Knot Amulet from a Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Temple, Wood (ebony) — Tjes-Knot Amulet from a Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Temple
ca. 1473–1458 BCE

Kane, Wood, metal, Japanese — Kane
Japanese
19th century

Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure), Okak-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Okak-Fang peoples — Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure)
Okak-Fang artist
19th century

Court Official with Hammer and Staff, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Court Official with Hammer and Staff
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Late 19th–early 20th century

To'o (ritual image), Mā'ohi artist, Wood, coconut fiber, feathers, Mā'ohi people — To'o (ritual image)
Mā'ohi artist
18th century

Reliquary figure, Mbete-Kota artist, Wood, pigment, metal, cowrie shells, Kota peoples, Mbete group — Reliquary figure
Mbete-Kota artist
19th century

Lime container in the shape of a captive, Wari artist(s), Wood, animal bone, paint, fiber, Wari — Lime container in the shape of a captive
Wari artist(s)
650–1000 CE

Guinbri, Wood, skin, and various materials, possibly Sudanese — Guinbri
possibly Sudanese
19th century

Ngombi (arched Harp), Wood, skin, vegetable fiber, leather, Fang/Kele people — Ngombi (arched Harp)
Fang/Kele people
19th century

Zulu, Woman Messenger, from Types of Nationalities (N240) issued by Kinney Bros., Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company American, Commercial color lithograph — Zulu, Woman Messenger, from Types of Nationalities (N240) issued by Kinney Bros.
Publisher Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
1890

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