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A work made of terracotta and metal.

Water or Palm Wine Container, Late 19th/early 20th century

Nupe

A work made of glass beads, cloth, and thread.

Slippers (Bata Ileke), Late 19th/early 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of boxwood.

Storage-Rack Panel with Figures and Animals, Late 1920s/40s

Zizwezenyanga Qwabe

A work made of terracotta.

Jar, Early/mid–20th century

Mangbetu

A work made of cloth, glass beads, and thread.

Bag (Apo Ileke), Mid–20th century

Yoruba

A work made of wood.

Standing Male Figure (Mankishi), Late 19th/early 20th century

Songye

A work made of collage composed of cut and pasted photographs, tape, paper and acrylic paint coated with gel medium on white wove paper.

Rumble, from Brawling Spitfire Wrestling Series, 2005

Mickalene Thomas

A work made of gold and red ochre.

Pectoral Disk (Akrafokonmu or Awisiado), Early to mid-20th century

Asante

A work made of terracotta.

Bottle (Ensumbi), Mid–/late 20th century

Nyoro

A work made of terracotta.

Container for Ritual Healing (Ngwarkandangra), Mid–20th century

Bëna

A work made of wood and pigment.

Male Figure, Early/mid–20th century

Mbole

A work made of wood and pigment.

Altar Stool, Mid–/late 19th century

Yoruba

A work made of blackened terracotta.

Vessel (Ukhamba), 1970/90

Azolina MaMncube Ngema

A work made of wood.

Door (Korugo), Early to mid 20th century

Nyaamadyo Kone

A work made of blackened terracotta.

Bowl for Sauce or Stew (Ku To), Early/mid–20th century

Nsei

A work made of terracotta and sacrificial material.

Altar Vessel, Early/mid–20th century

Gur

A work made of wood, brass, and ivory.

Figure (Mbulu Ngulu), Late 19th-early 20th century

Kota

A work made of wood, pigment, and copper alloy.

Caryatid Stool, Late 19th-early 20th century

Songye

A work made of silver and copper alloy.

Bracelets, Early 20th century

Tekna

A work made of calabash, sticks, cloth, and string.

"Ram's Horns" Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

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