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Calabash (kileu)
circa 1910
Southwestern Songye (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
bird claws, feathers and wings, metal, gourd, snakeskin, split cane, dried seeds, and wood
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Power Figure
circa 1850
Vili (Kongo)
wood, mirrors, resin, tukula powder and medicinal substances
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Whistle
circa 1860
Vili (Kongo)
wood and antelope horn
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Male Figure
20th century
Yaka; Suku
wood, raffia, feathers, cloth, and twigs
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Power Figure
2nd half of 19th century
Yombe
wood, mirror, glass, hide, fiber, feathers, resin, pigment, cloth, raffia and bone
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Diviner’s Staff
20th century
Yoruba
iron
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Pestle
circa 1880
Luba
wood, china beads, and string
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Gourd
circa 1930
Songye
gourd with vegetable, animal, and mineral materials, cigarette butts, white kaolin, earth, wood, and natural fibers
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