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Rattle (thafu ma luangu)
Kongo peoples
19th century

Male Power Figure (Nkisi)
Kongo artist and nganga
late19th–mid-20th century

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

Whistle
Kongo peoples
late 19th century

Kunda
Yombe group, Kongo people
19th century

Power Figure: Seated Female Nursing Child (Nkisi)
Master of the Boma-Vonde Region
19th–early 20th century

Mask
Kongo peoples; Yombe group
19th–early 20th century

Female nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–early 20th century

Mat
Royal Museum for Central Africa
19th–early 20th century

Staff Finial: Seated Figure
"Master of Concentric Circles"
19th–early 20th century

Crucifix
Kongo peoples
16th–19th century

Crucifix
Kongo peoples
18th–19th century

Pendant: Virgin Mary
Kongo peoples
16th–17th century

Crucifix
Kongo peoples
17th–18th century

Staff Finial: Seated Figure
Kongo peoples
19th - early 20th century

Staff Finial: Male Grasping Bottle
Kongo peoples
19th–early 20th century

Figure: Seated Mother and Child
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Figure: Seated Male
Kongo peoples
19th century

Monkey Figure
Kongo peoples (?)
19th century

Figure: Seated Female
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Ceremonial Bell with Bird
Kongo peoples
19th–early 20th century

Staff Finial: Chief Seated on Dog
Kongo peoples
19th–early 20th century

Prestige Staff: Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo peoples
19th century

Whistle with Kneeling Female Figure and Child
Kongo peoples
19th–early 20th century

Vessel Fragment
Kongo peoples
Ca. 1140

Garment (Nkutu)
Kongo peoples
19th century, inventoried 1853

Luxury Cloth: Cushion Cover
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
17th–18th century, inventoried 1737

Christ
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
18th–19th century

Luxury Cloth: Cushion Cover
Kongo peoples
16th–17th century, inventoried 1670

Knife Handle: Standing Female Captive
Kongo peoples
19th–early 20th century

Crucifix
Kongo peoples
17th century

Luxury Cloth: Cushion Cover
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
17th–18th century, inventoried 1737

Power Figure: Seated Male (Nkisi)
Kongo peoples
19th century, inventoried ca.1875

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

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

Figure: Female
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Staff Finial: Kneeling Female Figure
Kongo peoples
19th –early 20th century

Hammock Pin
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Mask
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Luxury Cloth: Cushion Cover
Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
17th–18th century, inventoried 1737