The UMMA Collection
circa 1850
Songye; Kalebwe
wood, vegetable fiber, animal skin, glass, beads, seed pod, metal, calabash, kaolin (white clay), and resin
2nd half of 19th century
Yombe
wood, mirror, glass, hide, fiber, feathers, resin, pigment, cloth, raffia and bone
circa 1875
Vili (Kongo)
wood, tukula powder, fiber, metal chain, mirror, animal horn, glass, resin and split cane
circa 1870
Bembe
wood, tukula powder, fiber, dried fruit, metal hook, animal hair, shell, and resin
circa 1890
Songye
wood, copper, metal tacks, leather, snakeskin, raffia, and vegetable fiber cloth