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A work made of terracotta.

Double Altar Vessel, Early/mid–20th century

Gur

A work made of copper alloy.

Ring Depicting a Chameleon, 19th/mid–20th century

Senufo

A work made of wood.

Miniature Mask, Early/mid–20th century

Dan

A work made of wood, steel, silver, enamel, and bone.

Snaphance Gun, 19th century

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

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

Yoruba

A work made of terracotta.

One of a Pair of Shrine Figures, Late 19th/early 20th century

Ewe

A work made of wood, pigment, resin, and abrus seeds.

Female Figure, Early-mid 20th century

Kantana

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 terracotta.

Storage Container, Early/mid–20th century

Kurumba

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 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 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 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

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