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

Figure: Janus Couple (Kabeja)
Hemba peoples
19th–20th century

Ngonge
Congolese
late 19th century

Pendant: Seated Female Figure
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Ceremonial Knife
Ngala peoples
19th–20th century

Double Panel
Kuba peoples
20th century

Prestige Cap
Democratic Republic of Congo
19th–20th century

Initiation Gourd: Female Half Figure (Kabwelulu)
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Lidded Box:Crescent
Kuba peoples
19th–20th century

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

Bwa peoples

19th - early 20th century (before 1926)

Vessel: Figure
Kuba peoples
19th–20th century

Mask
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Vessel: Head
Kuba peoples
19th–20th century

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

Female Mboko Bowl Bearer
Luba peoples, Middle Lukaga Workshop
19th century

Drum
Luba
early 20th century

Ncák (women’s ceremonial skirt)
Kuba artist
early 20th century

Figure: Mother and Child
Teke peoples
19th–20th century

Ceremonial Staff: Head Finial (Kibango)
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Chief Dombi (Ndombe) and his son
ca. 1913

Figurative vessel
Teke or Lari peoples
early to mid-twentieth century

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

Figure: Male
Kusu peoples
19th–20th century

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

Ladle
Luba or Hemba peoples
19th–20th century

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

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

Oliphant
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
16th century, inventoried 1843

Commemorative figure
Hemba peoples, Niembo group
19th–early 20th century

Panel
Kuba peoples
19th–20th century

Double Panel Overskirt
Kuba peoples
19th–20th century

Panel
Democratic Republic of Congo
19th–20th century

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

Congolese

late 19th century

Panel Fragment
Democratic Republic of Congo
20th century

Spear
Democratic Republic of Congo
19th–20th century

Prestige Panel
Kuba peoples
20th century

Double Panel
Kuba peoples
20th century

Ceremonial Wrapper ("Tcaka")
Kuba peoples
20th century