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A work made of cotton thread, glass beads, and cowrie shells.

Woman's Apron, Mid–20th century

Grasslands

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

Panel, Early/mid–20th century

Kuba

A work made of wood and plant fibers.

Hair Comb, Early 20th century

A work made of wood, cowrie shells, and fiber.

Twin Commemorative Figure (Ibeji) with Cowrie Shirt, Early 20th century

Yoruba

Painting of a dark-skinned man seated and wearing a red open-necked tunic. He looks up to the right. His wrists are shackled and a large chain rests at his right, running down the bench he sits upon.

The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge), 1827

John Philip Simpson

A work made of wood.

Cup, Late 19th/early 20th century

Pende

A work made of 16mm color film, sound, transferred to digital video (projection); 8:02 min..

Johannesburg - 2nd Greatest City after Paris, 1989

William Kentridge

A work made of terracotta and slip.

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

Senufo

A work made of rayon, weft-faced plain weave with supplementary and brocading weft patterning.

Kente Wrapper, 1901/50

Asante

Painting of a cabin set below a dark blue sky and fluffy white clouds. Behind it is a field of many small white dots. In front, a dark-skinned woman sits and a dark-skinned child plays among roaming chickens and dogs in a fenced-in yard.

Cabin in the Cotton, c. 1931–37

Horace Pippin

A work made of feathers, fiber, and cotton.

Feather Headdress, 20th century

Bamileke

A work made of wood, glass beads, pigment, and string.

Twin Commemorative Figure (Ere Ibeji), Early/mid–20th century

Yoruba

A tall, wooden sculpture that leans against the gallery wall. A hollow box at the top is supported by two wooden branches that connect to a wheel at the bottom. The rough tree branches contrast with the refined wood of the box.

Sanctuary, 1982

Martin Puryear

A work made of brass.

Amulet Depicting Birds, 19th/mid–20th century

Senufo

A work made of 35mm color film, sound, transferred to digital video (projection); 8 min..

Ubu Tells the Truth, 1997

William Kentridge

Oba's Dagger and Sheath (Udamalore and èwu)

Oba's Dagger and Sheath (Udamalore and èwu), Late 19th/early 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of blackened terracotta.

Water Container (Nyondedaa or Nyonnyodaa), Early/mid–20th century

Lobi

A work made of wood and plant fibers.

Hair Comb, Early 20th century

A work made of ceramic.

Oil Lamp in the Form of a Woman's Body, 19th/20th century

Yoruba

A work made of copper alloy.

Goldweight with a Geometric Pattern, 18th/early 20th century

Asante

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