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Woman's Raffia Belt, Raffia, cotton, Mongo, Nkundo — Woman's Raffia Belt
Mongo, Nkundo
20th century

Horn, Bakutu West Coast Africa, Ivory, snakeskin, Mongo (Bakutu) people — Horn
Bakutu
late 19th century

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo — Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900

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

Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua, Kongo artist, Partially hollow cast brass, Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom — Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
16th–19th century

Crucifix, Kongo artist, Solid cast brass, Kongo — Crucifix
Kongo artist
16th–17th century

Power Figure (Nkisi): Kneeling Male, Kongo artist, Wood, cloth traces, applied organic matter, bone, resin, Kongo peoples — Power Figure (Nkisi): Kneeling Male
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

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

Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner, Kongo artist, Wood, antelope horn, Kongo peoples — Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Ngya (commemorative post), Bongo artist, Mahogany, Bongo — Ngya (commemorative post)
Bongo artist
late 19th century

Prestige vessel, Wongo artist, Wood, Wongo peoples — Prestige vessel
Wongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Staff with Saint Anthony of Padua, Kongo artist, Brass, wood, iron, Kongo peoples — Staff with Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
19th century

Christ figure, Kongo artist, Brass, Kongo — Christ figure
Kongo artist
18th–19th century

Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua, Kongo artist, Brass, wood, lead-tin alloy sheet, plant fiber cord, Kongo — Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
16th–18th century (pendant figure); 19th century (cross)

Untitled, Magdalene Odundo British, Red clay — Untitled
Magdalene Odundo
1997

Staff with Equestrian Finial, Wood, Songo — Staff with Equestrian Finial
Songo
19th–first half of 20th century

Seated ancestor figure, Bembe-Kongo artist, Wood, ivory, Kongo peoples, Bembe group — Seated ancestor figure
Bembe-Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Vessel with dripping black ink patterns (Sumi nagashi tsubo), Kondō Yutaka Japanese, Stoneware with white slip and black glaze, Japan — Vessel with dripping black ink patterns (Sumi nagashi tsubo)
Kondō Yutaka
1964

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

Double prestige vessel, Leele or Wongo artist, Wood, copper, Leele or Wongo peoples — Double prestige vessel
Leele or Wongo artist
19th–early 20th century

Evening gloves, A. Monco, Leather, Italian — Evening gloves
A. Monco
ca. 1950

Rattle (thafu ma luangu), Kongo peoples, wood, fiber, seeds, Congolese — Rattle (thafu ma luangu)
Kongo peoples
19th century

Mpu prestige cap, Kongo artist, Raffia palm fiber, Kongo peoples — Mpu prestige cap
Kongo artist
Late 19th century

Triple Crucifix, Kongo artist, Open-back cast brass (central figure), solid cast brass (top and bottom figures), forged iron nails, brass, copper, wood, ultramarine pigment, Kongo — Triple Crucifix
Kongo artist
16th–17th century (central figure); 18th–19th century (top and bottom figures)

Seeing the Elephant, Robert Longo American, Inkjet print — Seeing the Elephant
Robert Longo
1999

Blocks and Strips work-clothes quilt, Lucy Mingo American, Top and back: cotton — Blocks and Strips work-clothes quilt
Lucy Mingo
1959

Whistle, Wood, wire, Kongo peoples — Whistle
Kongo peoples
late 19th century

Nkisi (power figure) with dog and rider, Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, resin, glass, pigment, Kongo peoples — Nkisi (power figure) with dog and rider
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Female nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, resin, glass, pigment, cloth, fur, string, Kongo peoples — Female nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–early 20th century

Staff: Head Finial, Wood, iron, Songo — Staff: Head Finial
Songo
19th–20th century

Nkiba or butti ancestor figure, Fumu-Teke or Bembe-Kongo artist, Wood (ngasu or mulong), cloth, organic matter, Teke peoples, Fumu group or Kongo peoples, Bembe group — Nkiba or butti ancestor figure
Fumu-Teke or Bembe-Kongo artist
19th–early 20th century

N-kisyan-khanda (initiation headdress), Yaka artist and nkanda initiate, Wood, cane, raffia, pigment, Yaka peoples — N-kisyan-khanda (initiation headdress)
Yaka artist and nkanda initiate
19th–20th century

Standing Beauty, Kondo Katsunobu Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan — Standing Beauty
Kondo Katsunobu
18th century

Buddhist Nun Speaking to Two Little Girls who are Following Her, Kondo Katsunobu Japanese, Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — Buddhist Nun Speaking to Two Little Girls who are Following Her
Kondo Katsunobu
ca. 1730

The Actor Sanjō Kantarō as an Itinerant Buddhist Nun, Kondo Kiyoharu Japanese, Woodblock print (hand colored); ink and color on paper, Japan — The Actor Sanjō Kantarō as an Itinerant Buddhist Nun
Kondo Kiyoharu
ca. 1715

Galaxy, Kondō Takahiro Japanese, Porcelain with tenmoku and beaded "silver-mist" glazes, Japan — Galaxy
Kondō Takahiro
2004

Vessel with Impressed Cherry Blossoms, Kondō Yutaka Japanese, Stoneware with black and white glazes, Japan — Vessel with Impressed Cherry Blossoms
Kondō Yutaka
ca. 1970–75

Vase, Kondō Yutaka Japanese, Stoneware with stamped design and black glaze, Japan — Vase
Kondō Yutaka
1982

Mount Penglai, Kondō Kōichiro Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Mount Penglai
Kondō Kōichiro
late 1920s

Galaxy, Kondō Takahiro Japanese, Porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze and “silver mist” overglaze, Japan — Galaxy
Kondō Takahiro
2002