Raffia cloth was the innovation of the Kuba people, present day Democratic Republic of Congo.

"Imbolo" describes the knot design on the textiles of the Kuba people of Congo.

Also in Africa, the Knot is found on Kasai velvet, the raffia woven cloth of the Kuba people.

One stunner is a 19th- or 20th-century man's ceremonial garment from the Kuba peoples of the Congo.

The Kuba people assign considerable value to the squares and also use them to barter or pay tribute.

In Central Africa, the Kuba people developed raffia cloth from the raffia plant fibers.

One is a wooden fertility doll from the Kuba people of Congo.

Ngesh are believed to possess human characteristics, live near water sources in forests or villages, and may be encountered by Kuba people at any time.

The story told by the ceremonial masks of the Kuba people of Congo includes an incestuous romance.

There are some older pieces, such as dynastic portraits from the Kuba people in Zaire, that were preserved and are thought to date from the 18th century.