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Face mask of the Kifwebe society, Songye or Luba peoples, present-day Democratic Republic of the Con

Face mask of the Galwa or Mpongwe people, Gabon.  Artist unknown; 20th century.  Now in the De Young

Male figure (ofika) used in the initiation rites of the all-male Lilwa association within the Mbole

Warrior ancestor figure of the Hemba people, present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Artist u

Cap mask (mbuya) of the Central Pende people, Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Artist unknown; mid

Reliquary figure (mbulu ngulu) of the Kota culture, Gabon.  Artist unknown; ca. 1890-1910.  Now in t

Standing male shrine figure of the Igbo people, Nigeria.  Artist unknown; 20th century.  Now in the

Anthropomorphic mask of the Yaka people, southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Artist unkn

Altar staff (asen) of the Fon people, Benin.  Artist unknown; 19th century.  Now in the Me

Mask with ritual scarification, of the Ngbandi culture, Ubangi River region, present-day Democratic

Mask (tsekedi, myondo, or nyeemba) of the Yaka people, present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Divination board for an Ifa priest of the Yoruba people, Nigeria.  Now in the Los Angeles Count

Mask in the shape of a human face (simoni or mbalangwe) used in the Nyau masquerade of the Chewa (Ce

Power figure (nkishi) of the Songye people, Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.&n

Standing male figure (nkishi) with head turned to the left, of the Songye people, South Milembwe, Ta

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