Efomba anthropomorphic coffin. Ntomba (Nkundo-Mongo). Equator region, Zaïre. Wood, fibre, pigments. © Africa-Museum, Tervuren

In the Equator region, the Ntomba share the tradition of anthropomorphic coffins with the Eleku and Nkundo. Some coffins have housed a body, but the short and narrow model shown here was more likely a commemorative representation.