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A seated figure with its hands to its face and its elbows resting on its knees.  The facial features and hair are traced with red lines with two round protrusions on the top of the head.
M'Bala (Mbala (culture or style))
Figure (Pindi)
1900 – 1950
Gift of David A. and Gayle Ackley, Baltimore, in memory of Gardiner and Bonnie Ackley, Ann Arbor
2016/2.9
Wooden knife with a leaf shaped blade. The center of the blade has a carved line running down the length of the blade. The knife has patination. There is tukula powder rubbed on the knife. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Knife
1895 – 1905
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1984/2.34
This carved wooden figure depicts a standing female, and is one of a pair that includes a male figure also carved by the same hand. According to noted art historian Niangi Batulukisi, these two figures deviate from the classical Bembe style and are “an extreme rarity” due to the fact that they are likely connected to an ancient pre-Bembe style.<br /><br /> The female figure’s trunk is disproportionately long, while the legs appear stockier and are slightly flexed at the knees. Her facial features include narrow eyes set in round, ocular cavities and an open mouth. The hairstyle is of a simple design. The breasts and the umbilicus protrude outward, the shoulders curve inward, and the palms of the hand rest upon either side of the abdomen. Traces of tukula powder can be found upon the figure’s surface.<br /><br /> It is almost certain that the female figure’s torso was at one point wrapped with medicinal ingredients, just like her male counterpart. Moreover, a hole appears on the crown of her head, likely inten
Bembe (Bembe (Kongo))
Female Figure
1865 – 1875
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.196.1
A wood box of semi-circular form, with a stylized form of a human face incised on the lid. The sides of the box, and around the face, are incised with geometric motifs, and two small holes are pierced in the lid and front of the box to fasten. The sides of the box are also covered with red powder. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Box
1867 – 1899
Gift of Al and Margaret Coudron
1985/1.141
Cylindrical vessel with a squared base. The sides of the vessel are engraved with a diamond pattern consisting of repetitive interlocking lines. The vessel is open and contains red powder.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Box
1925 – 1935
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1985/1.162B
A lid for a square shaped box with a rounded disk-shaped base. The lid is bordered with a diamond geometric pattern and the center has a round button-like fixture attached to it. For a full description of the box, please see object no. 1985/1.162B.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Box (Lid)
1925 – 1935
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1985/1.162A
Vessel with two bulbous sections and a tapered middle section with a small opening at the top. There is a braided fiber string wrapped around the tapered mid section with a piece of wood attached to the end of the fiber. The bulbous portions of the vessel are decorated with geometric patterns.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Vessel
1895 – 1905
Museum purchase
1985/2.4
Oval-shaped face mask&nbsp;with slit eye-openings, a mouth with articulated teeth, and scarification on the forehead.&nbsp;
Chokwe (Chokwe (culture or style))
Pwo mask
20th century
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen in memory of Nancy Turner Bohlen
2015/2.178
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