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A tirailleur, an infantry man in uniform from an army from French Equatorial Africa, possibly Senegal, preparing to assist France during World War I ca. October 1914

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A tirailleur, an infantry man in uniform from an a...

Mortuary figure

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Mortuary figure

Central Africa

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Central Africa

A village in Equatorial Africa

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A village in Equatorial Africa

Central Africa

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Central Africa

Spanish Guinea

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Spanish Guinea

Spanish Guinea

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Spanish Guinea

Dance mask of a type known as Mwana Pwo, regarded as an idealised depiction of a beautiful young girl, showing facial scarifications

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Dance mask of a type known as Mwana Pwo, regarded ...

Chibinda Ilunga, a legendary culture hero from the Luba empire who introduced hunting skills and kingship to the Chokwe

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Chibinda Ilunga, a legendary culture hero from the...

Pipe with a female figure

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Pipe with a female figure

Wooden figure of Luba woman, served as a prestige possesion of a chief or king, illustrating the social and political importance of royal women in Luba society

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Wooden figure of Luba woman, served as a prestige ...

Ivory staff or sceptre finial, a prestige carving for royal or chiefly use, depicting a matrilineal ancestor

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Ivory staff or sceptre finial, a prestige carving ...

Prestige drinking vessel in the form of a head

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Prestige drinking vessel in the form of a head

A standing figure with scarification design which was used in the Chibola cult

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A standing figure with scarification design which ...

A standing figure with scarification design which was used in the Chibola cult

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A standing figure with scarification design which ...

Western Pende divination instrument, Gulukoshi, which is held in diviners lap and springs forward when a wrongdoers name is mentioned

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Western Pende divination instrument, Gulukoshi, wh...

These figures, known as Bieri, were seated on bark boxes containing the skulls and bones of ancestors, both to guard the relics and as a focus for prayers, complaints and sacrifices

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These figures, known as Bieri, were seated on bark...

These heads, known as Bieri, were attached to bark boxes containing the skulls and bones of ancestors, both to guard the relics and as a focus for prayers, complaints and sacrifices

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These heads, known as Bieri, were attached to bark...

Twa pygmy headrest supported by male and female figures

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Twa pygmy headrest supported by male and female fi...

A Lele mask

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A Lele mask

Fully rounded figure of a male revered ancestor and village founder, used as a focus for rituals to ensure agricultural fertility and the continuity of the lineage

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Fully rounded figure of a male revered ancestor an...

Chief holding a sanza, a musical instrument of the ideophone family, with metal keys and gourd resonator

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Chief holding a sanza, a musical instrument of the...

Wood figure of wearing headdress that is characteristic of Chokwe chiefs and also found on important masks

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Wood figure of wearing headdress that is character...

Dance mask of a type known as Mwana Pwo, regarded as an idealised depiction of a beautiful young girl, showing facial scarifications

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Dance mask of a type known as Mwana Pwo, regarded ...

Mother and child carving (phemba) honouring female reproductive power, an idealised image of womens role, and by implication of the growth and wealth of the kingdom

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Mother and child carving (phemba) honouring female...

Wooden figure of Luba woman, served as a prestige possesion of a chief or king, illustrating the social and political importance of royal women in Luba society

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Wooden figure of Luba woman, served as a prestige ...

Africans in Western dress. Portrait of a group of African people dressed in Western-style formal

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Africans in Western dress. Portrait of a group of ...

Ivory staff or sceptre finial, a prestige carving for royal or chiefly use, depicting a matrilineal ancestor

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Ivory staff or sceptre finial, a prestige carving ...

These raffia dance skirts were woven in pieces by men using upright single heddle looms, then sewn together, beaten, and appliqued by women

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These raffia dance skirts were woven in pieces by ...

Chiefs stool supported by kneeling woman

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Chiefs stool supported by kneeling woman

Harp with handle decoration, depicting a Mangbetu head

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Harp with handle decoration, depicting a Mangbetu ...

Masks of the type known as Kifwebe spread throughout the Songye and neighbouring peoples in the late C19th and early C20th

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Masks of the type known as Kifwebe spread througho...

Mumba bwiti figure, positioned on top of a reliquary containing the bones of ancestors and magical preparations, both to protect them and as a focus for sacrifice

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Mumba bwiti figure, positioned on top of a reliqua...

A Fang harp with a head finial

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A Fang harp with a head finial

These heads, known as Bieri, were attached to bark boxes containing the skulls and bones of ancestors, both to guard the relics and as a focus for prayers, complaints and sacrifices

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These heads, known as Bieri, were attached to bark...

These figures, known as Bieri, were seated on bark boxes containing the skulls and bones of ancestors, both to guard the relics and as a focus for prayers, complaints and sacrifices

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These figures, known as Bieri, were seated on bark...

Little is known about the use of Biombo masks, other than that they are danced at funerals and initiations

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Little is known about the use of Biombo masks, oth...

Twa pygmy headrest supported by male and female figures

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Twa pygmy headrest supported by male and female fi...

Mother and child of unknown origin

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Mother and child of unknown origin

A revered ancestor and village founder

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A revered ancestor and village founder

This figure of a man reading a book is believed to depict a Swedish or Swiss missionary

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This figure of a man reading a book is believed to...

Masks known as Mbala are danced during ceremonies following the initiation of boys marking their circumcision and transition to adult status

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Masks known as Mbala are danced during ceremonies ...

Yaka sculpture of a kneeling woman

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Yaka sculpture of a kneeling woman

Caryatid stool supported by a depiction of a matrilineal ancestor, her seated posture with hands behind the ears indicates mourning, reminding the living of the necessity of sacrifices to the dead

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Caryatid stool supported by a depiction of a matri...

Chief wearing typical Chokwe chiefs headdress

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Chief wearing typical Chokwe chiefs headdress

Chief holding a sanza, a musical instrument of the ideophone family, with metal keys and gourd resonator

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Chief holding a sanza, a musical instrument of the...

Wood figure of wearing headdress that is characteristic of Chokwe chiefs and also found on important masks

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Wood figure of wearing headdress that is character...

Dance mask of a type known as Mwana Pwo, regarded as an idealised depiction of a beautiful young girl, showing facial scarifications

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Dance mask of a type known as Mwana Pwo, regarded ...

A village on the island of Bioko. View of a village on the island of Bioko, showing a line of

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A village on the island of Bioko. View of a villag...

Figures such as this, with a mirror and bundle of medicines concealed in the cloth wrapper, were charged with power by a doctor (nganga) and used to protect, to promote wealth, or to attack enemies

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Figures such as this, with a mirror and bundle of ...

Ivory staff or sceptre finial, a prestige carving for royal or chiefly use, depicting a matrilineal ancestor

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Ivory staff or sceptre finial, a prestige carving ...

A helmet mask known as Mboom or Bwoom representing local pygmies, the common people, in a play retelling the myth of Bushoong royal origins, performed at major funerals, royal ceremonies and initiatio...

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A helmet mask known as Mboom or Bwoom representing...

Wooden figure of a young Luba girl decorated with beads and body scarification, forming the finial of a chief or kings staff or sceptre

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Wooden figure of a young Luba girl decorated with ...

A standing figure with scarification design which was used in the Chibola cult

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A standing figure with scarification design which ...

Mangbetu slit drum of mud blackened wood

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Mangbetu slit drum of mud blackened wood

Anthropomorphic bark box

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Anthropomorphic bark box

Mask worn by stilt dancers at funeral ceremonies of the Punu and Ashira peoples

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Mask worn by stilt dancers at funeral ceremonies o...

Songye power figure, owned by an individual or village, used to heal, to promote fertility, or to attack enemies using attached medicines

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Songye power figure, owned by an individual or vil...

Masks of the type known as Kifwebe spread throughout the Songye and neighbouring peoples in the late C19th and early C20th

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Masks of the type known as Kifwebe spread througho...

These heads, known as Bieri, were attached to bark boxes containing the skulls and bones of ancestors, both to guard the relics and as a focus for prayers, complaints and sacrifices

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These heads, known as Bieri, were attached to bark...

Hemba mask used in ceremonies of the Suku people, it has the power to heal, to promote success in hunting and to deflect evil

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Hemba mask used in ceremonies of the Suku people, ...

Little is known about the use of this type of mask, although the stylistic influence of neighbouring Kuba and Pende forms is apparent

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Little is known about the use of this type of mask...

Among the Mbala, wooden sculptures of drummers were kept in the chiefs house as a symbol of his authority

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Among the Mbala, wooden sculptures of drummers wer...

Throughout eastern Congo a wide variety of figures of this type were made by doctors,nganga

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Throughout eastern Congo a wide variety of figures...

Masks known as Mbala are danced during ceremonies following the initiation of boys marking their circumcision and transition to adult status

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Masks known as Mbala are danced during ceremonies ...

Masks known as Mbala are danced during ceremonies following the initiation of boys marking their circumcision and transition to adult status

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Masks known as Mbala are danced during ceremonies ...

Chief holding a sanza, a musical instrument of the ideophone family, with metal keys and gourd resonator

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Chief holding a sanza, a musical instrument of the...

Dance mask of a type known as Mwana Pwo, regarded as an idealised depiction of a beautiful young girl

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Dance mask of a type known as Mwana Pwo, regarded ...

Wooden hunters whistle in the form of a mans head, decorated with imported brass furniture studs

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Wooden hunters whistle in the form of a mans head,...

Wooden figure of Luba woman, served as a prestige possesion of a chief or king, illustrating the social and political importance of royal women in Luba society

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Wooden figure of Luba woman, served as a prestige ...

Jungle river in Bioko. Two young men stand on a rock formation straddling a jungle river. The slow

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Jungle river in Bioko. Two young men stand on a ro...

The top of a staff with a figure representing Christ on the Cross

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The top of a staff with a figure representing Chri...

Ivory staff or sceptre finial, a prestige carving for royal or chiefly use, depicting a matrilineal ancestor

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Ivory staff or sceptre finial, a prestige carving ...

Kuba divination oracle

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Kuba divination oracle

Chiefs stool supported by kneeling woman

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Chiefs stool supported by kneeling woman

Wooden figure of a young Luba girl decorated with beads and body scarification, forming the finial of a chief or kings staff or sceptre

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Wooden figure of a young Luba girl decorated with ...

A male figure with elaborate scarification designs on his face and body

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A male figure with elaborate scarification designs...

Jar depicting the womens headdress and the lengthened skull achieved by binding the heads of babies among the Mangbetu

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Jar depicting the womens headdress and the lengthe...

Harp with handle decoration, depicting the womens headdress and cranial modification achieved by binding the heads of babies among the Mangbetu

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Harp with handle decoration, depicting the womens ...

Mask worn by stilt dancers at funeral ceremonies of the Punu and Ashira peoples

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Mask worn by stilt dancers at funeral ceremonies o...

Stool supported by a male figure, served as an emblem of status and prestige for Songye chiefs

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Stool supported by a male figure, served as an emb...

A collection of individual Songye power figures used to heal, to promote fertility, or to attack enemies using attached medicines

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A collection of individual Songye power figures us...

A zig zag patterned Fang staff with stylized head finial

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A zig zag patterned Fang staff with stylized head ...

Circular mask used among the Tsaye in rituals of the Kidumu association, expressing social values through the abstract symbols taught to initiates

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Circular mask used among the Tsaye in rituals of t...

These heads, known as Bieri, were attached to bark boxes containing the skulls and bones of ancestors, both to guard the relics and as a focus for prayers, complaints and sacrifices

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These heads, known as Bieri, were attached to bark...

Prestige chiefs stool supported by kneeling woman

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Prestige chiefs stool supported by kneeling woman

Fully rounded figure of a male revered ancestor and village founder, used as a focus for rituals to ensure agricultural fertility and the continuity of the lineage

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Fully rounded figure of a male revered ancestor an...

Masks known as Mbala are danced during ceremonies following the initiation of boys marking their circumcision and transition to adult status

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Masks known as Mbala are danced during ceremonies ...

Caryatid stool supported by a depiction of a matrilineal ancestor, her seated posture with hands behind the ears indicates mourning, reminding the living of the necessity of sacrifices to the dead

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Caryatid stool supported by a depiction of a matri...

An Ovimbundu female figure

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An Ovimbundu female figure

Inhabitants of Bioko. Portrait of a semi-naked man and boy, inhabitants of the island of Bioko. The

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Inhabitants of Bioko. Portrait of a semi-naked man...

A helmet mask known as Mboom or Bwoom representing local pygmies, the common people, in a play retelling the myth of Bushoong royal origins, performed at major funerals, royal ceremonies and initiatio...

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A helmet mask known as Mboom or Bwoom representing...

Stool or bowl supported by standing woman

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Stool or bowl supported by standing woman

Pipe in the form of a seated man above an outstretched hand

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Pipe in the form of a seated man above an outstret...

A fine example of the figures with scarification design known as Mbulenga (fortune & beauty)

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A fine example of the figures with scarification d...

Ceremonial knife handle, depicting the womens headdress and cranial modification achieved by binding the heads of babies among the Mangbetu

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Ceremonial knife handle, depicting the womens head...

Mask worn by stilt dancers at funeral ceremonies of the Punu and Ashira peoples

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Mask worn by stilt dancers at funeral ceremonies o...

Masks with elongated white faces of this type were used by men of the Fang judiciary association known as Ngil

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Masks with elongated white faces of this type were...

These figures, known as Bieri, were seated on bark boxes containing the skulls and bones of ancestors, both to guard the relics and as a focus for prayers, complaints and sacrifices

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These figures, known as Bieri, were seated on bark...

Male figure, probably of a village founder or ancestor

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Male figure, probably of a village founder or ance...

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