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Nkisi (power figure) with dog and rider
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

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

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

Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
16th–19th century

Staff with Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
19th century

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

Nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Power Figure (Nkisi): Kneeling Male
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Seated ancestor figure
Bembe-Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Tusk with Figurative Relief
Vili-Kongo artist(s)
ca. 1880–1890

Yikeki male figure
Yaka artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–mid-20th century

Crucifix
Kongo peoples
18th–19th century

Homage To Malcolm
Jack Whitten
1965

Double Prestige Panel
Kuba artist
late 19th–mid 20th century

Nkiba or butti ancestor figure
Teke peoples, Fumu group or Kongo peoples, Bembe group
19th–early 20th century

Christ figure
Kongo artist
18th–19th century

Crucifix
Kongo artist
16th–17th century

Kunda
Yombe group, Kongo people
19th century

Figure: Saint Anthony (Toni Malau)
Kongo peoples
18th century

Seated tumba (memorial figure)
Kongo artist
Late 18th–early 19th century

Ofika (hanging figure)
Mbole artist
19th–early 20th century

Commemorative Mother and Child Figure
Kongo, Yombe group
19th–20th century

Power Figure: Male (Nkisi)
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Staff: Mother and Child
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Monkey Figure
Kongo peoples (?)
19th century

Figure: Female
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

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

Scepter: Male Figure
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Mask
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Staff : Finial with Kneeling Female Figure
Master of Kasadi Workshop
19th–early 20th century

Tusk with figurative relief
Vili-Kongo artist(s)
ca. 1880–1890

Rattle: Face
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Power Figure: Male (Nkisi)
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

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

Power Figure: Female (Nkisi)
Kongo peoples, Sundi group
19th–20th century

Vessel Lid: Four Pigeons
Kongo peoples, Woyo group
19th–20th century

Vessel Lid: Bird Seated in Flower
Kongo peoples, Woyo group
19th–20th century

Vessel Lid: Python and Male Figure
Kongo peoples, Woyo group
19th–20th century

Power Figure: Male (Nkisi)
Kongo peoples
19th century