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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

A work made of bands of cotton and wool, weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave, plain weave with paired warp, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and bands of slit tapestry weave.

Arkilla Kerka (Wedding Hanging), Mid–20th century

Fulani

A work made of terracotta.

Vessel, Mid–20th century

Igbo

A work made of brush and ink, acrylic and watercolor on ivory wove paper.

After Photography, 2003

Marlene Dumas

A sepia-toned still from a video work. A tall African American man dressed in a trench coat, a hat, and sneakers kicks a metal bucket down a street at night. A white car passes by and streetlamps illuminate the scene.

Phat Free, 1995/99

David Hammons

A work made of wood and pigment.

Male Face Mask (Zamble), Possibly early or mid–20th century

Guro

A work made of carbon pigment print, from the portfolio "harlem, u.s.a." (2005).

At a Tent Revival Meeting, 1977, printed 2005

Dawoud Bey

Armlet (Gungulu)

Armlet (Gungulu), Late 19th/early 20th century

Gurunsi

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Tripod Polychrome Bowl Depicting a Serpent with Feathers, 500–750 CE

Veracruz, Classic

A work made of wool, cotton, and silk weft-faced plain weave with supplementary brocading and supplementary wrapping wefts; embroidered with cotton, wool and silk in pattern darning and stem stitches; cut tassels; warp fringe with wool wrapping wefts and attached knotted cut fringes.

Woman's Wrapper, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of cotton and rayon, warp-faced, warp-striped plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; machine embroidered with cotton; two widths joined.

Panel, Mid–20th century

Nupe

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Jar with Interlocking-Stepped Motifs in Diagonal Pattern, 950–1400

Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; painted.

Fragment, 1000-1476

Chancay

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Jar, 1300–1400

Cibola

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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

Mikki Ferrill

Necklace

Necklace, 19th/mid–20th century

Bamum

A work made of graphite on cream wove paper.

Barber Shop Politics, 1939

Allan Rohan Crite

A work made of black and white conté crayon, with stumping, on ivory wove paper.

Study for "Many Mansions", 1994

Kerry James Marshall

A work made of copper alloy.

Pendant Depicting a Tortoise, Early/mid–20th century

Senufo

A vividly colored self-portrait in oil paint by the artist Beauford Delaney. Delaney depicts himself using bold, thick strokes of paint. His skin tone is polychromatic and contrasted by a mustard yellow background. He wears a blue shirt with accents of red and bright red hat.

Self-Portrait, 1944

Beauford Delaney

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