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Axe with iron blade

Until the second half of the nineteenth century central Afri…
Carved wooden figure (nkisi)

The Kongo peoples produce carved wooden figures, minkisi (si…
Kozo, the double-headed dog

Kongo carvers produced wooden carvings ( minkisi , singular:…
Luboko

This small wooden double-headed object, collected by Emil To…
Mask (kifwebe)

Mask carvers of Africa have developed many kinds of imaginat…
Ndop, wooden carving of King Shyaam aMbul aNgoong

Kuba kings were sometimes commemorated by 'portraits' that w…
Raffia cloth currency

Textiles are a symbol of wealth and culture across Africa, w…
Six-headed figure

When seeking a cure for illness many Africans consult doctor…
Wooden carving of an ancestor figure

The Luba are the largest complex of culturally related group…
Wooden stool carved by Ngongo ya Chintu

This stool was carved by an artist known as Ngongo ya Chintu…
1000 franc note

This banknote from the Republic of Congo represents the chan…
Drum with European figure

The base of this drum is carved in the form of a seated Euro…
Ivory tusks carved with figures and cartoons

From the early nineteenth century, Kongo carvers based aroun…
1000 franc note

The strong images and glorious colours of this note reflect …