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A work made of ceramic.

Oil Lamp in the Form of a Woman's Body, 19th/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 cotton, plain weave; resist-dyed; two panels joined.

Woman's Àdìre Eleso Wrapper, 1925/75

Yoruba

A work made of wood and pigment.

Hawk Mask, Early/mid–20th century

Bwa

A work made of terracotta.

Storage Container, Early/mid–20th century

Nupe

A work made of wood, pigment, and human hair.

Helmet Mask (Lipiko), Early to mid-20th century

Makonde

Black-and-white photograph of a black girl in profile looking out the window of log cabin, eyes partially closed, toward an open shutter covered in tattered newspaper advertisements, one featuring an image of a white woman. The girl's hair is in braids, her light shirt slightly dirty.

Girl at Gee's Bend, Alabama [Artelia Bendolph], April 1937

Arthur Rothstein

A work made of terracotta.

Storage Container, Early/mid–20th century

Turka

A work made of wood and pigment.

Female Face Mask (Gu), Early 20th century

Guro

A work made of jute, raffia, cowrie shells, and beads.

Pendant, 19th century

Kuba

A work made of wood and pigment.

Headdress (Egungun or Gelede), Early 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of 16mm color film, sound, transferred to digital video (projection); 8:15 min..

Sobriety, Obesity & Growing Old, 1991

William Kentridge

A work made of gelatin silver print.

2nd Annual Carnival Ball Benefit for the DuSable Museum of African American History, August 15, 1987

Kerry Coppin

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Hats and Men Cram onto Train No. 3, c. 1965

Ernest Cole

A work made of hippopotamus tooth.

Pendant, 19th/20th century

Luba

A work made of terracotta and pigment.

Water Container, Early/mid–20th century

Zarma

A work made of wood and plant fibers.

Hair Comb, Early 20th century

A black woman wearing a white shirt and black trousers looks back while dancing, arms stretched, blurry, moving towards the camera as she leans forward. Behind her, a man in an all-white suit, black sunglasses, and a hat stands wide with his hands blurry too, his mouth open like he's saying something.

Untitled, from the series "The Garage" (1970-80), 1972

Mikki Ferrill

A work made of bronze.

Boxer, 1942

Richmond Barthé

An oil painting of a landscape that depicts a group of six trees illuminated by a dramatic sunset in the background. The color palette is mostly warm tones in shades of red, orange, and yellow, with some streaks of dark green in the foreground and broader strokes of light green and blue for the sky in the background.

Twilight, c. 1926

Hale Woodruff

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