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A work made of nylon and polypropylene hair, amber, coral, shell, silver, carnelian, and glass beads.

Head Ornament, After 1960

Tekna

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Mortuary Portrait, 1933

James VanDerZee

A work made of screenprint on off-white wove paper.

African National Congress, 1985

Thamsanqa (Thami) Mnyele

Black-and-white photograph of formally dressed light-skinned black men and women posed indoors in two rows around a banner that reads “Monte Carlo Sporting Club Org 1934.”

Monte Carlo Sporting Club, 1934

James VanDerZee

A work made of hand tinted gelatin silver print.

Mrs. Adams, 1929

James VanDerZee

A work made of raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile.

Panel, Possibly mid–20th century

Kuba

A work made of terracotta.

Water Container, Early/mid–20th century

Nupe

Black-and-white photograph of fourteen African American men in two rows in a small wallpapered room. All wear silk shirts, cummerbunds, and Fez hats. One man, back row center wears a tuxedo and a Fez hat.

Elks, c. 1935

James VanDerZee

A work made of vandyke print.

Michael, 1998

Rashid Johnson

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Invisible Woman II, from the series "Invisible Women", 2006

Sabelo Mlangeni

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

Study for Many Mansions (Profile), n.d.

Kerry James Marshall

Small, dark colored ceramic vessel with a handle and spout at the top. The front of the vessel looks like a face, with two round forms making the eyes, a long, thin form a nose, and an oval form the mouth. Two ear-like shapes protude from the side of the vessel.

Face Jug, c. 1860

Artist unknown

A work made of ink, powdered pigment and fixative on brown wove paper mounted to board.

American Costume, 1970

David Hammons

A work made of copper alloy.

Goldweight Depicting a Pyramid, 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

A work made of glass, cloth, and string.

Royal Cap (Orikogbofo), Early/mid–20th century

Yoruba

Quilt of squares on a beige base, each with a unique flower or small scene with dark-skinned figures and animals.

Album Quilt, 1854

Sarah Ann Wilson

Black background with white mixed media on top.

A Siren Beside a Ship, 2014

Mark Bradford

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Women Must Carry Their Children, c 1965

Ernest Cole

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Untitled, from the series "Black Muslims", c. 1975

Mikki Ferrill

Black silhouette of a female figure running after a headless chicken, its head in one hand and a key in the other.

Keys to the Coop, 1997

Kara Walker

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