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circa 1850
Vili (Kongo)
wood, mirrors, resin, tukula powder and medicinal substances
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circa 1850
Songye; Kalebwe
wood, vegetable fiber, animal skin, glass, beads, seed pod, metal, calabash, kaolin (white clay), and resin
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2nd half of 19th century
Yombe
wood, mirror, glass, hide, fiber, feathers, resin, pigment, cloth, raffia and bone
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circa 1800
Vili (Kongo)
wood, tukula powder and kaolin
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circa 1875
Vili (Kongo)
wood, tukula powder, fiber, metal chain, mirror, animal horn, glass, resin and split cane
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circa 1900
Kuba
wood
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circa 1900
Luba; Tabwa
wood
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circa 1900-1925
Zombo
wood, cotton, fiber, seed pod, and animal skin
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circa 1850
Vili (Kongo)
wood, metal tack, glass chips and resin
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circa 1870
Bembe
wood and tukula powder
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circa 1870
Bembe
wood, tukula powder, fiber, dried fruit, metal hook, animal hair, shell, and resin
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circa 1890
Songye
wood, copper, metal tacks, leather, snakeskin, raffia, and vegetable fiber cloth
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