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

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

Yoruba

Àdìre Oniko Wrapper

Àdìre Oniko Wrapper, 1901/1993

Yoruba

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

Ubu Tells the Truth, 1997

William Kentridge

A work made of feathers, fiber, and cotton.

Feather Headdress, 20th century

Bamileke

A work made of bronze.

Boxer, 1942

Richmond Barthé

A work made of brass.

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

Senufo

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

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 oil on canvas.

The Two Disciples at the Tomb, c. 1906

Henry Ossawa Tanner

A work made of copper alloy.

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

Asante

A work made of wood and plant fibers.

Hair Comb, Early 20th century

A work made of blackened terracotta.

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

Lobi

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 ceramic.

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

Yoruba

A work made of wood and pigment.

Hawk Mask, Early/mid–20th century

Bwa

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

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

Makonde

Cool-toned paper collage of a number of black figures in a room. In the left foreground, a small, female figure spins wool; behind her a larger female figure works an upright loom. A male figure strides across the frame. Three male figures stand to the side, and a figure carrying a knife enters the room through a doorway in the back. A large window in the background frames a mountainous island and a ship with white sails.

The Return of Odysseus (Homage to Pinturicchio and Benin), 1977

Romare Howard Bearden

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

Nupe

A work made of terracotta.

Storage Container, Early/mid–20th century

Turka

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