The missionaries left behind a vivid and description of the development of the kingdom which permitted the detailed reconstruction of the daily lives of the people when their civilization was at its peak.
They have gain mastery over weaving, law, and textiles, the Kongo kingdom art form remains even today's one of the famous art forms. they known even how to use and make it use of wood, cloth, terra cotta, and even stones.
i get inspired by both, first you learnd from life about the experiences you had and maybe thet inspires you to make art, and in other ocassions you get inspired by the imagination of how you would like the world better, i think.