The ndop statues might be the most revered of all Kuba art forms. The ndop (literally meaning "statue") are a genre of figurative wood sculpture that portrays important Kuba leaders throughout the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. View an example of a ndop statue of the Kuba King Mishe miShyaang maMbul. He was celebrated throughout his kingdom for his generosity and for the great number of his loyal subjects.