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

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

Yoruba

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 brass.

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

Senufo

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

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 copper alloy.

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

Asante

A work made of ceramic.

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

Yoruba

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 paper collage, charcoal and paint on canvas.

Procession Canvas-Diptych, 2000

William Kentridge

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 plant fibers.

Basketry Jar, 1890–1915

Apache: San Carlos Apache

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 wood and pigment.

Headdress (Egungun or Gelede), Early 20th century

Yoruba

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