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Dance Mask; Carved in the round from a single piece of lightweight wood. Interior hollow. Features remarkable in that they resemble Greek and Sicilian works of the 6th Century B.C. The back of the mask, carved in terrace and striated patterns, contrasts with the smooth lateral contours of the face.

Helmet mask, 19th century

Luba

G250

wooden figure stands with arms outstretched and legs slightly bent inside a rectangular frame with minimal decoration; figure has round head, with a simple, smooth headdress; his eyes are oval, his nose angular, and his triangle-shaped mouth small and slightly open; figure's neck is long and wide, his torso is a round cylinder, and his genitalia are exposed; the figure is footless--his legs disappear into the frame; the entire piece is a dark reddish brown, the natural hue of the wood

Framed male figure, early 20th century

Holo

G250

crucified Jesus on cross with two praying figures seated on crossbar of cross, flanking him; another praying figure with undifferentiated legs at bottom of cross; Jesus has sunburst-like halo; square decorative element with five punched designs at top of cross

Crucifix, 16th-17th century

Kongo

G254

standing unisex figure, head adorned with tall, rounded headdress; face is simple with flat, white porcelain eyes, a small carved nose, and a mouth somewhat obscured by round, fabric pouch under chin, which ties at back of neck; figure's abdomen is covered by protruding cylinder with mirrored-front; figure's legs and feet are carved directly into a circular base; overall color of piece is the brown of clay in which it is encrusted; however, there is some red in the fabric piece tied at neck

Power figure, early 20th century

Sundi

G250

central beaded section with predominately blue and white beads, accented with red, in the form of two braid-like loops, stripes of beadwork on the loops and alternating short rows of blue and white beads on either side of loops; long sections on either end of rows of cowrie shells edges with larger blue and white beads; large blue bead at each end; tan cloth backing

Belt, Date Unknown

Kuba

G236

stool with case in the form of a standing woman with her arms upraised, holding seat of stool; woman has abstracted, elongated face with half-circle eyes and oval mouth with regular, gritted teeth; short hair in arcing ribs; lozenge-shaped breasts, pointing outward; elongated neck with four ribs (necklaces?); raised elements (scarifications?) on lower back; thick legs; flat feet with separated toes; medium to dark brown patina

Caryatid stool, c. 1910

Master of Lusambo or workshop

G250

beaded crown; shells and small and large beads; three projections along top; front and sides beaded; center back of hat is plain except along edges; top section with knobs is an added three-dimensional section; lined; beads are red, white, black, yellow and olive

Hat, Date Unknown

Kuba

G236

Tabwa Mask, colored glass beads, feathers, cloth raffia and skin, Zambia late XIX-early XXc.

Mask, second quarter of 20th century

Tabwa

G236

rectangular pieces with geometrical pattern, grids, shaped hands applique and embroidered; hues of brown from light to dark; purple applique dot shape on one rectangle

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt, 20th century

Kuba

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three standing figures make up exterior; smooth interior; large heads and small bodies with stylized arms and legs

Bracelet, 19th century

Kongo

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long tan textile with appliquéd tan and brown geometric shapes; the geometric shapes include circles, squares, and lines bent at a 90 degree angle; edges are hemmed

Dance skirt, early 20th century

Kuba

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two small light tan panels sewn together; panels decorated with brown stitched geometric patterns; bordered on three sides with brown pile fabric with tan triangles, rust colored band and thick curling plant fiber trim

Panel, 20th century

Kuba

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medium tan ground; two rectangular areas of design--one with central band of repeating diamonds with dark brown and light tan grids through center and similar bands with repeating triangles with smaller triangles inside flanking diamond band; second larger design area has diamonds with various designs--broken into triangles filled with grids, divided into smaller geometric shapes--in dark brown, two shades of medium brown and tan; received framed, unglazed

Panel, mid 20th century

Kuba

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irregular orange rectangular panel with brown linear designs in irregular stripes with lines and dots; received sewn to a piece of Ethafoam

Bark cloth panel, Date Unknown

Mbuti

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geometric pattern woven tan and blue; cut pile; 2 panel center section; patterned borders on 3 sides dark blue, tan, rust; fourth side plain; approximately 8 1/2 inches at corner of plain side has no lower border - ends are finished

Skirt, early 20th century

Kuba

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three sections--two with dark brown ground flanked central section with medium brown ground; outer sections have light brown geometric shaped appliqués in random patterns; central section has geometric appliqués in dark, medium and light brown with primarily rectangular motifs; received mounted

Appliqué panel, Date Unknown

Kuba

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light tan ground; patchwork-like panel with sections with various geometric designs in dark, medium and light browns--primarily diamonds and zigzags; may be a pile panel with severe losses to raised pile; received mounted

Panel, mid 20th century

Kuba

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irregularly-shaped panel; cream-colored ground with dark brown and black designs of lines, stars and comb-shaped elements; received framed

Bark cloth panel, second half of 20th century

Mbuti

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12 light brown panels of various sizes sewn into a long panel; panels decorated with dark brown stitching in various geometric patterns; some appliques of geometric shapes in same colors and fabrics

Panel, 20th century

Kuba

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standing male figure with crested hat/headgear with flat brim; midriff covered with bulbous composite earth-based mass with ovoid cavity at front center; metal ring around neck; wedge-shaped beard; vertical scarifications on face; long, triangular-shaped nose; rectangular-shaped mouth; large stylized ears; hat and eyes decorated with brass tacks; attached to black base

Power figure, late 19th-early 20th century

Teke

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stool with seated figure; top of stool is round and slightly concave, with a pattern of oval carvings around the edge; seat of stool rests on the head of the figure, with the thin arms supporting the seat as well; head is round, with wide closed oval eyes, small nose and thin, smiling mouth; two ears lie against either side of head, with ornate hair that curves outward away from the head and forms a handle that is attached to the back of the figure; neck is covered with a bright blue multistrand beaded necklaces; breasts are pointed and protrude out; torso is covered with intricate carvings; figure rests on its knees; striped loincloth covers bottom of figure; legs rest on round, flat base of stool; all one dark shade of wood--dark brown; six fingers on each hand

Stool, c. 1900

Luba

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staff scepter; top of the scepter is carved as a male human head; top of the head is wearing a pointed headdress or helmet; figure's hair is carved around the helmet and ends down below the chin; ears are carved at the side of the head; figure has thick eyebrows and wide yellow mirror eyes with black pupils sealed in resin; traces of tukula under the eyes; nose is carved and prominent; lip are small and pursed; chin is covered in a short beard; the rest of the figure is the body of the staff; base of the staff has carved detailing at the bottom and tapers slightly; wood is dark brown except for eyes

Staff, 19th century

Mbala

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small carved staff finial representing a figure with round head, large, oval eyes, and heavy eyelids; nose is an elongated triangle, and mouth is small and lips are partly open; on top of head there is a round, flat headdress; figure has one arm around its waist with the other arm bent and the face resting on the hand of bent arm; main body of figure is cylindrical with a carved band below the waist and below that a larger, carved base; the figure is the dark brown hue of the wood from which it is carved

Staff finial, c. 1915

Beembe

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mask is long and oval, with a long narrow nose and two sets of eyes; top eyes each have dark slits that run side to side; bottom eyes are rubbed smooth; there is a deep, vertical groove between the nose and mouth; mouth is small and thin, and below it are six small holes on edge of mask; there is a hole on each side of the mask, at the edge, in between the top and bottom sets of eyes; mask is slightly yellow color of ivory with the carvings appearing brown-black

Mask, 20th century

Lega

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cylindrical, curved knife handle with a round top that has faint facial features--eyes, nose, and mouth carved into it; a small rectangular shape protrudes at the back of the "neck;" the bottom of the handle has three carved bands; the entire piece is light yellow in color--the natural hue of the ivory from which it is carved

Circumcision knife handle, 20th century

Luba

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ivory amulet carved into shape of oval head, with a three-pronged headdress; eyes are large ovals and appear to be closed; a thin, uninterrupted line between the forehead and eyes reads as a brow; three vertical lines decorate the center of the forehead; nose is indicated by a small protrusion and two holes for nostrils; mouth is a dark line pointing up at center; there is a line that runs from cheek to cheek below the nose, the neck is covered with three bands of dark dots, and two holes run through the headdress and a red cord is thread through the holes; reverse of amulet is undecorated and flat; the piece is a light shade of cream, the natural color of the ivory

Pendant, 19th century

Pende

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figure is human male; round headdress at top of head; forehead is slightly misshapen; details of the face are worn, but there are wide eyes, small nose and smiling mouth; neck is undefined; body continues from the head; small detailing of nipples and belly button on torso; small penis; legs are slightly bent at the knee with unpronounced feet at the bottom; metal cord wrapped around neck and continues at the back of the figure; natural color with heavy wear

Male power figure, c. 1900

Yanzi

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standing male figure with slightly bent knees; face is characterized by large, oval eyes with horizontal slits in the middle, a triangular nose, a crescent-shaped mouth, and a square beard; he wears an elaborate headdress that runs down the side of his face and connects with his beard; the figure's arms are bent and his hands rest on his protruding belly; feet blend into a round base and there is a carving for each toe; figure's genitals are visible; the piece is the dark brown hue of the wood from which it is carved and it has a sheen

Standing male figure, early 20th century

Songe

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standing figure roughly carved with heart-shaped head and cylindrical body; two protruding mounds indicate breasts and are set wide apart; arms and legs are minimally rendered--no differentiated hands or feet; eyes and ears are wide, simply carved concentric circles; figure's back has series of tiny dark hash marks up and down each side of spine area

Standing figure, 20th century

Lega

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comb with two figures perched atop a square base with concave sides and patterning; ten pointed teeth attached at bottom of base; figure on left has a round head with vertical rows of hair; eyes are oval and mouth is small and partially open; the left figure's shoulders are pointed, with arms at side and hands resting on upper torso; figure has protruding breasts and belly button; the torso is decorated with four diamond-shaped carvings; the figure's hips are wide-se; the figure's knees protrude out into space with legs and feet resting against the base of the comb; the figure on the right has similar features, but hair is represented by horizontal rows, arms are less rigidly bent and thus hands rest easily on lower belly; the figure on the right also has torso decorated with diamond-shaped carvings; from behind the figures' buttocks are visible at top of base; entire piece is the reddish tan hue of the wood

Comb, mid 20th century

Zela

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top of the spoon is carved into a human figure; figure is wearing a rounded headdress; face has simple features, with wide glass eyes, carved nose and large open mouth; small ears carved into the side of the head; figure is holding a cup-like object up in the its left hand; figure is seated with PL foot drawn back toward buttocks with knee up and with PR knee raised with PR hand on knee; PR lower leg is unnaturally short; stem of the spoon is plain, with two raised rings close to the figure and one raised ring close to the bowl; stem tapers into a large spoon bowl; spoon is dark wood, with light colors worn around the figure's face and chest, as well as on the stem and bowl

Spoon, 20th century

Kongo

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figurative female pendant; main body of pendant is thick and rectangular, with a slightly thinner neck and a round head; dark lines on face mark the large, oval eyes, the large round nose, and the wide mouth; head is carved with dark lines that resemble hair; arms lie against the body and bend up so that hands rest on shoulders; a line runs down the center of torso, and two circles, with dark dots in the center lie on either side of line; entire piece is a light cream color with darker discolorations throughout

Pendant, 19th century

Luba

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cup and handle appearing in form of hand and arm; cup has cylindrical top that rests on round bottom; top has carved patterns of zigzags in narrow rows; bottom has design with thick crisscrossed lines; handle is woven design and the part that connects to cup is a hand with four fingers; the top of the hand has a design carved into it; the piece is a dark brown hue

Cup, 20th century

Kuba

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triple headed cup in natural honey-color of wood out of which it is carved; the top of the cups are straight and taper into the figure of a head; each cup rim is carved with crisscross pattern; the faces have eyebrows, closed eyes, triangular noses, and pursed lips; each face has carved lines that extend from the inside and outside corners of the eyes to behind the ears; two rows of carved squares create a pattern between the temples and ears on all faces; the heads connect at a long single neck, which widens at the bottom forming the base; the neck is carved with the same pattern as the pattern at the top of each head

Cup, mid 20th century

Shoowa Kuba

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standing male figure wearing hooked hat/headgear with flat brim; eyes are white buttons; deep rectangular cavity in abdomen; wide, flat nose; vertical scarifications on face; wide mouth with thin protruding lips; wedge-shaped beard (?); medium wood tone; attached to black base

Power figure, late 19th-early 20th century

Master of Mayama , or his workshop

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small pendant of hippo ivory carved into likeness of man's face; on top of head rests three-pointed crown with a band of repeating black dots below; face has high forehead, bulging eyes, rounded nose, and mouth that protrudes to a point; man has triangular beard that tapers at bottom; piece is yellowish in hue with the reverse being a darker brown

Pendant, mid 20th century

Pende

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stool with female caryatid; seat of the stool is round and flat, with the edges decorated with a repeating pattern of ovals; seat reset on the head and arms of the female figure, whose head is large and oval; eyes are large and oval, slitted down the middle; two rows of dots lead down to her nose, which is a large triangular shape; mouth is oval, with prominent lips; arms are thick and bent to support the seat of the stool; breasts are pointed and protrude out into space; beneath torso is carved in intricate patterns; figure is kneeling, resting on her bent legs which connect to the base of the stool; edges of the base are also carved in an oval pattern, similar to seat; entire piece is the natural color of the wood--a dark brown

Stool, 20th century

Luba

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two images printed in color on one sheet; left image: tent village with red-orange tents; tall dead tree, URQ; grey sky; right image: old reproduced image of swimming pool surrounded with tropical landscaping with palm trees; many lounge chairs and umbrellas; concrete animals--snail, turtle, seal; old image with vertical lines/creases in original image and dark inherent smudges on original image; losses to original image in URC and LRC; text written in black on original image, URC, in French: "MOI ET MA MAISON / (FAMILLE) NOUS SERVIRON / L'ETERNELLE]

%C2%A9 Sammy Baloji

Raccord #1, Cité de Kawama, 2011

Sammy Baloji

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figure has a carved, hollow cylinder at the top of the head; behind the cup shape is a piece of cord with a thin circle of wood at the end, which forms a cover for the cylinder; figure's head is rounded, with prominent eyes; nose is small; lips are pursed into a point; ears are carved at the side of the head; neck is long and thin; figure is seated, with the arms bent at the elbows, with the hands resting on the face; back is hunched; knees are bent into a seated position; piece is anchored by the large feet which are connected at the heel; feet have notched carvings for toes; honey-colored

Mortar, 20th century

Lulua

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bracelet with banded decorations of silver studs; round and thick, made of ivory that appears yellow on the inside, and lighter on the outside; outside of bracelet has four stripes formed by tiny repeating studs of silver

Bracelet, 19th century

Democratic Republic of Congo (?)

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one of pair of fertility pipes; pipe has a dark brown clay bowl with a long wooden stem that is honey in color; bowl of pipe is rendered as face with semi-circle eyes, a large nose, curved like a beak, with flared nostrils, and a small ellipses mouth; area around eyes is smooth, but area around ears and forehead hosts a carved pattern comprised of rows of tiny dots; top of bowl is smooth with a rounded lip and bottom of bowl tapers down into labia; carved design resembling a palm tree is on the PR side of the "neck," which connects the bowl to the stem; the stem has a series of carvings and starts wide and then tapers into thinner cylinder; there are two metal collars where the stem and bowl connect--the second protrudes and is disk-like

Pipe, mid 20th century

Yaka

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standing male figure carved from wood; knees are slightly bent and he holds an object against his midriff; thick strands of hair pull away from his forehead, giving the impression of a headdress; shallow carvings indicate oval eyes and a thin mouth; nose is square and protrudes slightly; two ears rest high up on either side of the figure's head; his chest is bare, besides a grid-like pattern carved into the right side of his chest--this pattern is also present on PL shoulder blade; carvings in his pubic region lead down to his exposed genitalia; figure's feet are square and create the base; flower carving on upper PR arms; the piece is a dark brown with slight sheen

Standing male figure, early 20th century

Beembe

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pestle body is a cylinder that spreads into a wider base; top of pestle is carved into the likeness of a head, with hair carved into five patterned rows that pull back from forehead and one patterned row running horizontally along base of neck; eyes are in the shape of diamonds and nose is in shape of flat triangle; the mouth is a thin oval with slightly parted lips; there are two, short vertical lines carved into each cheek, and a longer line running from the bridge of the nose to the middle of the forehead; the neck is slightly thinner than the body of the pestle, and a carved ring separates the body from the round base; the entire piece is a medium brown--the natural color of the wood

Pestle, c. 1920

Luba

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cup with carved human face; top of cup is straight and tapers into the head where carved straight lines indicate hair; face has pointed ellipses for eyes, a triangular nose, and pursed lips; there is a prominent vertical element carved between the eyes; ears at each side of head appear like slightly protruding circles with hole at center; handle of cup starts at top of head, at back, and ends at bottom of head; head tapers into a neck, which forms the base of the cup; entire piece is carved from wood with dark-brown hue

Cup, c. 1900

Leele

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figure wears a small rounded cloth and fiber headdress perched on the top of the head; head is round and smooth with carved hair extending to the back of the head; face has small, carved eyes, a small raised nose and a small carved mouth; figure has a long thick neck; chest has prominent breasts; arms are thin, long and fall straight from the shoulder; abdomen is tall and long and ends in a fiber base; dark wood

Power figure, early 20th century

Kusu or Zimba

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may be in the form of a rounded vessel with three bands around wide neck and three bands around stemmed base; small loop handle on one side; small round opening on opposite side; golden brown patina

Whistle, c. 1900

Luba

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half-figure cylindrical in shape with thick neck; head is round with two large, round eyes with slits through the middle, a small nose, and a thin mouth; the figure's ears are visible and a smooth headdress covers the back of the head; there is a round hole carved into the center of the head; figure's small arms are bent and the hands rest on the figure's chest; the figure ends at the torso, which is resting on a square base; entire piece is dark brown, the natural color of the wood

Half figure, early 20th century

Luba

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amulet of a bending female figure cylindrical in shape with a round, bumpy top; directly beneath the round top the wood curves in, and then connects to the larger base; face of figure is distinguished with shallowly carved eyes, mouth, and nose; her arms bend upward toward two small bumps resembling breasts; main body of amulet has various carvings, with holes possibly resembling eyes, and semicircular carvings, similar to a mouth; bottom of piece is flat; entire piece is made of hippo ivory and has alternating darker and lighter shade of the natural material

Amulet, late 19th century

Luba

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cup is carved into likeness of a head that leads down to a pointed chin; lip of the cup has hard edge that is raised from the head and carved in flowing lines; face has large, oval eyes, a small, round nose, and an O-shaped mouth; multiple curved lines run down from the bottom of the eyes to the jawline; there is a small circle carved in space between eye and ear on both sides of head; the hair is intricately carved in a grid pattern with a braided, rope-like pattern at back; neck attaches to round, flat base of cup and is adorned with a carved necklace (?); curved handle runs from base of head to base of neck; the entire piece is the dark-brown hue of the wood from which it is carved

Cup, 20th century

Kuba

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one of pair of fertility pipes; pipe has a dark brown clay bowl with a long wooden stem that is honey in color; bowl of pipe is rendered as face with semi-circle eyes, a large nose, curved like a beak, with flared nostrils, and a small ellipses mouth; area around eyes is smooth, but area around ears and forehead hosts a carved pattern comprised of rows of tiny dots; top of bowl is smooth with a rounded lip and bottom of bowl tapers down into phallus; carved design resembling the letter "m" is on the PR side of the "neck," which connects the bowl to the stem; the stem has a series of carvings and starts wide and then tapers into thinner cylinder; there are two metal collars where the stem and bowl connect--the second protrudes and is disk-like

Pipe, mid 20th century

Yaka

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rectangular panel; very light brown with grey overall freeform dots

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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conical shape with rounded top; thick, heavy; exterior of beige crocheted cotton in primarily vertical ribs; bottom edge of cotton cloth (faded blue); interior of thick woven plant fibers

Hat, Date Unknown

Kirdi

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highly stylized figure; central rounded columnar area with protrusion at center (penis or navel?); slightly wider bottom portion with vertical indentation indicating legs; wedge-shaped head with beaklike nose protrusion; ring around waist/top of legs; flat top and bottom; medium wood patina

Figure, 1935-1955

Zande

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rectangular panel; medium brown with black designs; three sections--two with only splatters and drips, one with splatters and drips along with larger black dots

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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basket with removable lid; oval bottom with wider top opening; three ties of woven triangles, two columns on each long end and one column on each short end; rings of color--light brown and purple visible on inside, faded to dark brown on exterior; oblong lid with shallow oval knob; woven triangles around lip and on top of knob; lid and basket have same coloring

Lidded basket, 20th century

Kuba

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rectangular panel; yellowish brown with grey designs; plain bands and bands of alternating solid grey and stripes

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; golden brown with black and brown designs; slightly sloping bands of brown or black with uncolored areas at center; three black bands have twist at center

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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dark brown; square basket weave at base; square herringbone weave along body; square base and lower walls tapering to smaller circular neck, with flared circular opening; top of neck is circled by band attached with vertical fibers, with two thinner bands wrapped underneath; interior opening is circled by one thin band; rim is formed by spiraling wrapped fibers

Bottle shaped basket, 20th century

Kuba

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basket and removable lid; medium brown with glossy exterior finish; circular basket and lid; basket is vase-like shape with body flaring upwards from narrower base to a wider shoulder, with narrower neck; neck and opening of basket roughly the same width as base; lid is circular with raised circular knob; body of basket has two bands of woven downward triangles; each band has pattern of six single triangles around sides and pairs of triangles on opposing sides; triangle fibers are slightly darker brown on exterior and brown-purple on interior; two handles on opposing sides, each formed by two oval loops of fibers woven into basket above shoulder

Lidded basket, 20th century

Kuba

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rectangular panel; folded in quarters widthwise; medium brown; decorated with freely drawn striped bands, star, circles surrounded by dots, groups of four parallel lines, and roughly triangular brown forms at edges

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; golden brown with black designs; lengthwise bands of rectangles with parallel lines alternating with conjoined bowtie shapes; these bands alternate with bars with scrolls on ends, decorative scroll motifs, bands with diagonal lines at ends, and scrolls with hook forms

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; medium brown with black designs; parallel curving lines, stars, groups of short parallel lines

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; cream colored with black designs; lines with arcs between them; dots in curvilinear lines and bordering some solid lines; tight fibers

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; golden brown with dark brown designs; thin lines with parallel curving lines at center; two rounded forms on long sides with stripes of parallel lines; triangular broom-like forms in corners

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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basket and removable lid; herringbone weave; basket has square base; walls taper into circular body and then flare to connect to opening band; opening band is wider than base of basket; basket rim formed by vertically wrapped bands; two thin bands wrap around where opening band and basket body connect; exterior has some brown-black coating, mostly glossy red-brown; interior is brown; lid is slightly smaller version of basket, except opening band has two wrapped cords circling where band and body of basket meet; lid is slightly lighter in color; lid has one band wrapped inside interior opening

Lidded basket, 20th century

Democratic Republic of Congo

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rectangular panel; yellowish brown; grey designs; freeform curving lines, with two terminating with star or flower shapes; some parallel lines in pairs and one group of three

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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beanie with vertical knob on top, reinforce with plug of wood at interior; beige crocheted threads with bands including diagonal lines and raised triangular wedges in two different sizes; band of cowrie shells at bottom edge

Hat, Date Unknown

Kuba

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conical basket with square base and oval opening; woven square base; body formed by vertical fibers, with four horizontal bands of seven thin two-strand twists woven into vertical fibers; top of basket has thin woven chevron band and band of basket weave; vertically wrapped opening; braided cords attached around roughly one-half of basket circumference near opening; two sticks from base to opening on interior of basket; two handles of braided cords attached to basket where sticks are, at first and fourth woven bands; vertical fibers have slight twist around body of basket; dark brown patina/coating throughout

Carrying basket, 20th century

Kuba

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rectangular panel; medium brown; decorated with dark brown designs in four stripes--football shapes--some with dark band around edges and dark centers--stripes, and striped zigzag

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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long thin oval body of rattle; silver colored metal base bound through pierced holes to basket; body of rattle: spirally-wrapped cord around bottom; basket weave and braided fibers running horizontally; vertical fibers with spaces between them towards top; top is decorated with braid and straight fibers running length; small oval red and black beads visible inside basket; long hoop handle formed by single piece of curved plant material; dark brown patina on plant fibers

Hoop handled rattle, 20th century

Democratic Republic of Congo

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rectangular panel; dark brown; overall freeform design in black; starburst shapes with lines, zigzags, and arcs

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; tan with black designs; freeform zigzagging lines running lengthwise; triangles and diamonds with parallel lines at long sides and at two corners

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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circular basket and removable lid; dark brown glossy exterior and dark brown demi-matte interior; wider spiral base with narrower neck beginning about halfway up body of basket; opening and neck are same width; lid of basket is spiral woven top with slightly flaring walls down toward opening

Lidded basket, 20th century

Kongo

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long thin oval base; base is plant material tied with thin fibers to basket in four places through holes in base; vertically wrapped cord around bottom of basket walls; walls have horizontal diamond pattern in weaving; basket walls taper to narrow top; top of basket decorated with braid pattern down center; long thin hoop handle formed from one piece of curved plant material, woven into short sides of basket; basket and handle have brown coating/patina; base is slightly concave and covered in dark brown patina

Basket rattle, 20th century

Democratic Republic of Congo

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beanie form with four protruding knobs around edges and one knob at top center; beaded overall with black and white beads in bands with diamond and triangle motifs; red beads around edges of knobs; one row of blue beads around bottom edge; basket weave interior

Hat, Date Unknown

Pende

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rectangular panel; golden brown with dark brown designs; long thin scrolling lines and parallel lines joined with a center band--some with looping C shapes at either side

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; golden brown with grey linear designs with sections of parallel lines rather like fork tines

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; medium brown with black freeform linear designs of columns with comb-like elements

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; many open holes/thin areas; medium brown; black designs of lines with freely drawn concentric football forms at center of each line and radiating triangles at each end, with pigments spots/splatters throughout

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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irregular rectangular panel; medium brown with black designs; overall freeform designs with rectangular grids with scrolls at corners, pairs of arcing lines surrounded by dots, sun forms, and circles

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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footed basket and removable lid where body of basket stands on woven leg and base--chalice shape; base is formed of circle and upright cylinder, woven into bottom of basket; opening of basket is also circular and slightly smaller than bottom; lid is circular with an oval knob; exterior is fairly uniformly dark brown while interior of basket and lid have alternating bands of golden brown and dark purple-brown

Footed and lidded basket, early 20th century

Kongo

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rectangular panel; stitched on long sides with golden brown plant fibers; chain stitch horizontally 4" from one short side; faint designs of pinkish diamonds and diamonds with brown strips win various directions

Barkcloth panel, 20th century

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; light yellowish ground decorated with white and dark brown geometric designs--predominately rows of brown and white striped triangles in asymmetrical design; embroidery stitching in light tan with plant fibers along two outer edges, in horizontal and vertical lines, and in triangles and crosses

Barkcloth panel, mid 20th century

Mbuti

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rectangular shield coming to a peak in the middle; open weave down long edges; basket-weave on either end of peak, and across shorter edges; rectangular grid pattern with a few rectangles painted red and white

Shield, mid 20th century

Topoke

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two-sided woven shield with tan wicker backing; dark brown wood border along outer edge; three vertical lighter brown strips of wicker in running lengthwise in center; single line of wicker on both right and left edges; slight convex curve in overall shape; wooden carved arm band in center on back

Shield, mid 20th century

Budja

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conical shape with flat top; seed pod/plant material element on top; two bands with alternating designs of columns of cowrie shells and chevrons of blue and white beads; dangling cowrie shells along bottom edge; body of beige

Hat, Date Unknown

Kuba

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Bark cloth

Panel, 20th century

Pygmy

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black eathrnware, gloular bottom with textured raised and punched designs and long neck with rings

Long-Necked Vase, 20th century

Barambo

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face mask; medium wood tone; oval open mouth; almond-shaped open eyes; conical nose; pairs of lines from nose up over forehead and etending from corners of eyes to temples, with lines around eyes; C-shaped ears; triangles, parallel lines and conch shell-like motifs on hair; black metal mount included

Mask, 1940s

Tabwa

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nearly square panel; medium brown with black designs in four quadrants; two quadrants have similar motifs with rectangular grinds surrounded by freeform triangles with parallel lines, stars, and dark bow tie shapes; one quadrant has similar grids place irregularly along two side and arcs made of pairs of curving line in one corner; one quadrant has dark zigzags and triangles with parallel lines

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; golden brown with black designs; hard fold widthwise separating two different design motifs; one area has three concentric circles with radiating triangles, with stars and bowtie shapes; other area has striped triangles and rectangles with lines connecting some forms

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; golden brown with black designs; row of concentric circles with radiating lines at center between short ends; circles are surrounded by straight and arcing parallel lines in various configurations and stars

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; golden brown with black linear designs; various motifs with groups of three parallel lines as background, in regular band, and as part of freeform stepped design; one quadrant has black predominately triangular forms

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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irregular rectangular panel; cream colored; decorated with thin black lines in curving forms with X and star forms, circles with stars and rings on dots, dots parallel to lines, and zigzag in one corner

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; brown with golden brown overall irregular pattern of bands and triangles with parallel lines; star near center

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; cream colored; black designs; one side has large radiating diamonds with short parallel lines surrounding them; other side has bar of bowtie shapes with parallel lines inside and bar with curving groups of parallel lines

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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Cross is a plain dark wood; tips are covered in metal; top point has a metal ring at the top; two seated figures are perched on the horizontal section on either side of the Christ figure; figures' hands are clasped together at the chest; figure of Christ has long, thin arms, nailed at the palms into the horizontal section; carved fingers on each hand; face is peaceful, with closed eyes and straight, expressionless mouth; head is rounded; torso has carved, prominent ribs on the side of the body; around waist is a carved garment; legs are long and thin; feet are nailed together; wood of the cross is dark; figures are a lighter color

Crucifix, 18th century

Kongo

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Divination quadruped; pig on all fours; animal's face has a prominent squared off nose; eyes are placed near the top of the head; mouth is a straight line beneath the nose; ears are long and pointed and carved against animal's head; back is flat with a plug-like object sitting in the middle, secured by string that wraps around the animal's neck and tail; object is a tall cylinder that tapers into a wide half sphere that sits flat on the back; figure's boy and legs are carved with geometric patterns; legs are straight and rectangular; tail is thick and long; figure is a honey colored wood

Leele rubbing oracle, 20th century

Leele

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Tan clothwith P and L-shaped designs in dark fiber; zigzags and diamonds at one end; area of darker pile near center

Panel, 20th century

Kuba

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seated figure with legs bent and crossed one on top of the other; PL hand on hip, with elbow bent; very long PR arm with elbow on knee and chin resting on hand; slightly smiling face; large, high-set ears; figure wears a hat with protrusions on top and incised cross-hatched diamonds around edges; stone has tan patina; affixed to bronze-colored metal base

"Ntadi" figure, 19th century

Kongo

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