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A work made of blackened terracotta.

Container, Possibly for Use as an Oil Lamp, Early/mid–20th century

Nsei

A woman with dark brown skin and an afro reclines on a patterned yellow couch, her legs crossed in the foreground. She wears hoop earrings, a loose purple top, and yellow eyeshadow.

Can't We Just Sit Down and Talk it Over?, 2006–07

Mickalene Thomas

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

Coronet (Orikògbòfóor Onigegemerin), Mid–20th century

Yoruba

A work made of chromogenic print.

Converging Territories #21, 2004

Lalla Assia Essaydi

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

Concentric Circles-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

A work made of wool and cotton: slit tapestry weave; embroidered with wool and cotton in heavy chain, herring bone, interlacing and stem stitches; main warp cut fringe, twined and wrapped; added wrapped cut fringe and leather binding stitched with hemp.

Man's Cape (Akhnif), Mid–19th century

Ait Ouaouzguite Confederation

A work made of raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile.

Panel, Possibly mid–20th century

Kuba

A work made of terracotta and slip.

Water Container (Jidaga), Early/mid–20th century

Maninka

A work made of wool and linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool, silk, cotton and linen in chequered chain, double running, herringbone, threaded herringbone, pattern darning, satin and stem stitches; silk, cotton and linen wrapped cut tassels; top edge: linen and wool, weft twining; warp fringe wrapped with wool and embroidered with silk in compound cross stitches: lower edge: silk, centered weft twining; edged with cotton wrapped cord; silk and cotton wrapped cut tassels.

Headscarf, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of terracotta.

Water or Palm Wine Container, Early/mid–20th century

Nupe

A work made of terracotta.

Shrine Jar, Late 19th/early 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "turkish" (ghiordes) knots.

Carpet, 1875–1900

A work made of eleven layers of cotton, polyester, and rayon, plain weaves; some fulled; some embroidered with cotton in laid work and couching; all beaded with cotton, polyolefin, plastic, and glass beads; embellished with brass buttons and cotton cords.

Wedding Cape (Isibheklane), c. 1950/60

Ngwane

Pendant (Crocodile)

Pendant (Crocodile), Late 19th/mid–20th century

Baule

A work made of wood and pigment.

Standing Female Figure, 19th/early 20th century

Lega

A work made of 6 panels joined of factory-produced cotton, plain weave self-patterned by warp and weft floats; embroidered with silk floss and viscose rayon threads in chain stitches.

Adinkra Wrapper, Early 20th century (after 1904)

Asante

A work made of wood.

Shutter, Possibly for a Granary, 19th/mid–20th century

Dogon

A work made of wood and kaolin.

Figure Posts, Early-mid 20th century

Kwere

Pendant (Cow Head)

Pendant (Cow Head), Late 19th/mid–20th century

Baule

A work made of ivory, iron, and string.

Pair of Staffs (Edan), 19th century or before

Yoruba

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