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wood handle covered with copper and camwood powder
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Ritual Sword
1895 – 1905
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1985/1.157
A knife with a leaf shaped blade. Running vertically down the center of the blade is a gridded square pattern. The handle is also engraved with lines that wrap around the entire handle. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Knife
1895 – 1905
Gift of Asher and Vera Margolis
1986/1.207

Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Stool/Backrest
1945 – 1955
Museum Purchase
1987/2.70
Rectangular panel with brown hemmed edges. The bottom edge is frayed. The design consists of a geometric diamond grid with multiple lines folding into themselves.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Raffia Textile Panel
1935 – 1945
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Lee
1984/2.56
Brown panel with hemmed edges consisting of repetitive diamond pattern with tan and brown lines. The bottom right portion of the panel is frayed. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Raffia Textile Panel
1895 – 1905
Gift of Mr. David Bernstein
1984/2.75
Cylindrical vessel with interlocking linear pattern carved on the interior of the lip. The body of the vessel is carved with interlocking chevrons and a fiber rope is wrapped around its neck. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Bowl
1885 – 1895
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1985/1.161
Cone-shaped cap with flattened top. The cap is stitched with black linear uneven chevron patterns. The bottom of the cap contains four symmetrically positioned flaps. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Titleholder's hat
1945 – 1955
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1985/1.163

Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Double Neckrest
1867 – 1899
Museum Purchase
1985/2.52
Headrests are small furnishings, typically sculpted from wood. They frequently have a concave platform supported by legs, though the platform can also be flat and/or be supported by a central post connected to a broad base. The platform may be cushioned to provide comfort for the owner’s head, and many headrests feature complex ornamentation and sculptural details. Headrests share some of the same motifs and associations with stools, as they are constructed similarly and used for similar purposes.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Headrest
1920 – 1930
Gift of Barry D. Maurer
1985/2.6
A dome-shaped cap with alternating patterns of straight and wavy linear designs. Between the wavy linear designs are spaces allowing one to see through the cap. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Titleholder's hat
19th century
Museum purchase
1985/2.72
A full-body costume and mask depicting a human figure.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Mask and costume (bwoom)
1955 – 1965
Gift of Marc Leo Felix, Brussels
1986/2.5A

Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Belt
1915 – 1925
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1985/1.168
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