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Kunda, Wood, Yombe group, Kongo people — Kunda
Yombe group, Kongo people
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

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

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

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

Mfunga (fly whisk) with bound female figure

Yombe-Kongo artist

19th–early 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

Staff finial with seated woman, "Master of the Frontal Concentric Circles", Ivory, metal, wood, lead, Yombe-Kongo peoples — Staff finial with seated woman
"Master of the Frontal Concentric Circles"
19th 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

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

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

Commemorative Mother and Child Figure, Wood, glass, metal, pigment, Kongo, Yombe group — Commemorative Mother and Child Figure
Kongo, Yombe group
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

Staff : Finial with Kneeling Female Figure, Master of Kasadi Workshop, Wood, iron, metal strips, Kongo peoples; Yombe group — Staff : Finial with Kneeling Female Figure
Master of Kasadi Workshop
19th–early 20th 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

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)

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

Seated Male Figure, Wood, glass, metal, kaolin, Kongo peoples, Kakongo group — Seated Male Figure
Kongo peoples, Kakongo group
mid to late 19th century

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

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Group of Boston 00.348, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian — Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Group of Boston 00.348
ca. 360–350 BCE

Ngoma (drum), Wood, fiber, glass, Vili or Yombe people — Ngoma (drum)
Vili or Yombe people
19th century

Terracotta lid of the lebes gamikos 96.9.20 (jar associated with weddings), Xenon Group, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian — Terracotta lid of the lebes gamikos 96.9.20 (jar associated with weddings)
Xenon Group
4th century BCE

Lebes gamikos (jar associated with weddings), Xenon Group, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian — Lebes gamikos (jar associated with weddings)
Xenon Group
4th century BCE

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Praxias Group, Terracotta, Etruscan — Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Praxias Group
ca. 480–450 BCE

Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Bolsena Group, Terracotta, Etruscan — Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Bolsena Group
ca. 330–290 BCE

Terracotta stamnos (jar), Captives Group, Terracotta, Faliscan — Terracotta stamnos (jar)
Captives Group
ca. 350 BCE

Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, Leagros Group, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora
Leagros Group
ca. 510 BCE

Terracotta miniature Panathenaic amphora, Bulas Group, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta miniature Panathenaic amphora
Bulas Group
ca. 400 BCE

Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Stuttgart Group, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian — Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Stuttgart Group
ca. 325–300 BCE

Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Stuttgart Group, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian — Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Stuttgart Group
ca. 325–300 BCE

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Bolsena Group, Terracotta, Etruscan — Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Bolsena Group
ca. 200 BCE

Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Bolsena Group, Terracotta, Etruscan — Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Bolsena Group
ca. 250 BCE

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Tondo Group, Terracotta, Etruscan — Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Tondo Group
ca. 325–300 BCE

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Group R, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Group R
ca. 420–400 BCE

Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (jar), Leagros Group, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (jar)
Leagros Group
ca. 510 BCE

Terracotta onos (leg guard used in carding wool), Golonos Group, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta onos (leg guard used in carding wool)
Golonos Group
ca. 510–500 BCE