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Ceremonial Bowstand with Female Figure, Luba artist, Wood, metal, beads, string, Luba peoples — Ceremonial Bowstand with Female Figure
Luba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Kifwebe (mask), Luba artist, Wood, pigment, Luba peoples — Kifwebe (mask)
Luba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Pendant with Female Figure, Luba artist, Ivory, Luba peoples — Pendant with Female Figure
Luba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Kibango (ceremonial staff), Luba artist, Wood, copper, metal, iron, Luba peoples — Kibango (ceremonial staff)
Luba artist
19th–early 20th century

Pendant with Female Figure, Luba artist, Wild pig or warthog tusk, Luba peoples — Pendant with Female Figure
Luba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Royal vessel, Luba artist, Wood, plant fiber, Luba peoples — Royal vessel
Luba artist
19th–early 20th century

Musamo (headrest), "Master of the Cascade Coiffure", Wood, glass beads, plant fiber, Luba peoples — Musamo (headrest)
"Master of the Cascade Coiffure"
ca. 1850–1900

Sandals, Wood, iron, Luba peoples — Sandals
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Female Figure: Seated on Stool, Wood, Luba peoples — Female Figure: Seated on Stool
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Half Figure: Female, Wood, metal studs, pigment, Luba peoples — Half Figure: Female
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Figure, Wood, patina stain, Luba peoples — Figure
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Power Figure: Female (Nkisi), Wood, leather, Luba peoples — Power Figure: Female (Nkisi)
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Pendant: Female Half Figure, Ivory, Luba peoples — Pendant: Female Half Figure
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Pendant: Pregnant Female Figure, Wood, Luba peoples — Pendant: Pregnant Female Figure
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Ceremonial Staff: Female Figure Base (Kibango), Wood, iron, copper, Luba peoples — Ceremonial Staff: Female Figure Base (Kibango)
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Divination Vessel: Seated Female Figure (Mboko), Wood, Luba peoples — Divination Vessel: Seated Female Figure (Mboko)
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Headrest: Male Caryatid, Wood, Luba peoples — Headrest: Male Caryatid
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Knife and Sheath, Iron, copper, wood, rattan, Luba peoples — Knife and Sheath
Luba peoples
20th century

Mask, Raffia palm fiber, wood, bamboo, Luba peoples — Mask
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Headrest Base: Seated Female Figure, "Master of the Cascade Coiffure", Wood, Luba peoples — Headrest Base: Seated Female Figure
"Master of the Cascade Coiffure"
19th–20th century

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

Initiation Gourd: Female Half Figure (Kabwelulu), Wood, kaolin, cowrie shells, straw fiber, metal, gourd, Luba peoples — Initiation Gourd: Female Half Figure (Kabwelulu)
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Ceremonial Staff: Head Finial (Kibango), Wood, iron, Luba peoples — Ceremonial Staff: Head Finial (Kibango)
Luba peoples
19th–20th century

Ngoma, Wood, Hembe/Luba peoples? — Ngoma
Hembe/Luba peoples?
19th century

Lupona (royal seat), Luba artist, Wood, glass beads, cotton fiber(?), Luba — Lupona (royal seat)
Luba artist
Late 19th century–early 20th century

Vessel, Luba or Songye artist, Terracotta, Luba or Songye peoples — Vessel
Luba or Songye artist
19th–20th century

Lupona (royal seat), Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master" Democratic Republic of Congo, Wood, metal studs, Luba or Hemba peoples — Lupona (royal seat)
Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"
ca. 1840–1870

Drum, Wood, hide, metal, Luba — Drum
Luba
early 20th century

Memory Board (Lukasa), Wood, Luba — Memory Board (Lukasa)
Luba
19th–20th century

Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples — Gwantigi
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century

Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi peoples — Karan-wemba (female figure mask)
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century

Gwandusu, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood (Cordyla africana or Lonchocarpus), applied organic materials, Bamana peoples — Gwandusu
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century

Nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, pigment, resin, iron, brass, tin, cloth, plant fiber cord, beads, cowrie shells, bone or ivory, arrows, leather, seeds, animal horn, Kongo peoples — Nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples — Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, Dogon peoples — Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures
Dogon blacksmith
16th–19th century

Dance crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, iron, pigment, bone or ivory, Ejagham peoples — Dance crest
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century

Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza, Chokwe artist, Wood (uapaca), cloth, plant fiber, beads, dye, resinous coating, Chokwe peoples — Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)

Plaque with Warrior and Attendants, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Plaque with Warrior and Attendants
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Nsodie (memorial head), Akan artist, Terracotta, Akan peoples — Nsodie (memorial head)
Akan artist
17th–mid-18th century