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A work made of blackened terracotta and slip.

Container for Valuables, Early/mid–20th century

Gur

A work made of 21 strips joined: rayon, plain weaves with supplementary brocading wefts.

Kente Wrapper, 1900/50

Asante

A work made of chromogenic print mounted to acrylic.

Void of Silence, Father/Brother/Son, 2001

Kori Newkirk

A work made of gelatin silver print.

8:45 p.m. Going home, Marabastad–Waterval bus: 45 minutes to the terminal, 1984

David Goldblatt

A work made of terracotta.

Storage Container, Early/mid–20th century

Kurumba

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Untitled, from the series "The Garage" (1970/80), c. 1970

Mikki Ferrill

A work made of copper alloy.

Goldweight Depicting a Pyramid Shape with Spiral, 18th/early 20th century

Asante

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 blackened terracotta.

Container for Valuables, Early/mid–20th century

Gur

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

Woman's Apron, Mid–20th century

Grasslands

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

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 leather; shoe stitched with cotton and silk; trimmed with wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin and stem stitches; couching; silk and cotton wrapped cut tassels.

Pair of Shoes, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of wool and cotton, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; extended warp fringe bundles, finished with oblique interlacing border; wool tassels, tops embroidered with buttonhole stitches; henna dyed.

Headscarf, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

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

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

Yoruba

Hair Comb

Hair Comb, Early 20th century

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 wood.

Cup, Late 19th/early 20th century

Pende

A work made of terracotta and slip.

Water Container (Funjoho), Early/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

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