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Nkisi Nkonde (nail fetish); a fetish figure in wood; the surface is covered with a variety of accoutrements: nails, reed, shells, bone, wood, string and clay; the 'magic' receptacle in the abdominal area bears a mirror

Power figure, early 20th century

Kongo

G250

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

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 figure holding Christ child who sits on a book (?) in saint's PL hand; saint holds cross in PR hand; figure wears a robe with a wide collar, tied with a twisted belt, and sandals

Toni Malau (St. Anthony), late 18th-early 19th century

Kongo

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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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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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Brass male figure in shape of crucifix with arms extended up and at an angle; hole through each hand and through top foot

Crucifix, 19th century

Kongo

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orange and black earthenware with simple scraffito overall design

Globular Pot, 20th century

Kongo

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Short cylindrical top with geometric designs and faces; two bulbs on shaft; shaft decorated with flowers and geometric designs; sharp point at bottom

Staff, 19th-20th century

Kongo

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Staff with figures and animals on pole topped with a man in European dress on wood base

Staff, 20th century

Kongo

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female figurine kneeling with arms hanging free of the body; large mirrored abdominal container; glass eyes; furrowed coiffure; reddish brown with an encrusted surface and areas of glossy black patina; traces of blue pigment on chest

Female Power Figure, 19th century

Kongo

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roughly spherical bell with 3 clappers topped by a carved quadruped standing with back legs and front legs carved as one, with human head; reddish mottled brown; glossy patina

Ritual Bell, 19th century

Kongo

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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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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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globular basket, with narrow cylindrical neck; opening finished with braided weave; basket sits in woven harness: basket rests on herringbone weave cylindrical base; six wrapped cords connect to base and to horizontally wrapped cord that sits at top of basket body; long two-strand twist cord loops inside harness as handle/hanging cord (?); three vertical harness cords have thin fiber twisting around from base to top; dark brown-reddish coating applied to exterior

Storage basket, 20th century

Kongo

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Staff with double figures back to back; animal head below figures; pole wrapped in basketweave with raffia; #FX93323 painted at base

Staff, 20th century

Kongo

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Staff with hand on top; top half covered with brass studs with black metal mount

Staff, 20th century

Kongo

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human face with white skin; blue-rimmed eyes; red parted lips with 2 white teeth; black hair with red and blue on forehead; red spots on cheeks

Mask, Date Unknown

Kongo

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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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Funerary Mat, 19th century

Kongo

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Sword, 18th-19th century

Kongo

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