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Terracotta sculpture of a woman of African descent's face: her hair is flattened against her skull, extending down to the figure’s neck, and its texture is delineated with small incisions. Her face possesses a prominent forehead, broad nose, and full lips. The sculpture is both highly individual yet also timeless and universal.

Head of a Black Woman, c. 1935

Sargent Claude Johnson

A work made of gold.

Feline Figurine, 250–550 CE

Moche

A work made of gelatin silver print.

The Dunes, Indiana, 1963

Robert Earl Wilson

A work made of copper alloy.

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

Asante

Black-and-white photograph of a seated black man who is receiving medical care from two other individuals. The man has an anguished expression, with his mouth open in pain, and he wears a button-up shirt that is spattered with blood. The brown-skinned person on the man's right, whose back is to the camera, tends to the man's right eye. On the left a white-skinned person reaches into the frame, and holds the man's head steady.

Battered Man, 1948

Gordon Parks

A work made of terracotta and pigment.

Storage Vessel (Msuko), Possibly late 20th century

Chewa

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Bowl with Black Interlocking Lattice on Interior; White Interlocking Squared Spirals on Exterior, 1300–1400

Cibola

A work made of deer hide, ermine tails, glass pony beads, hair, porcupine quills, and trade cloth.

War Shirt, 1830–40

Missouri

A work made of copper alloy.

Bracelet, 19th/mid–20th century

Frafra

A work made of raffia, plain weave; pieced; appliquéd with plain weave in pearl stitches; embroidered in pearl stitches.

Ceremonial Skirt, 1900/25

Kuba

A marble bust of Christ's face in agony: the face is vertically elongated, and other features are exaggerated, including deeply inset eyes and full lips. On the hairline is a crown of thorns carved in relief.

Man of Sorrows, 1950

Marion Perkins

A work made of copper alloy.

Goldweight in the Form of a Geometric Shape, 18th/19th century

Asante

A work made of copper alloy.

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

Asante

A work made of steel.

Afrophoenix No. 1, 1963

Melvin Edwards

A work made of gold.

Nose Ornament with Lateral Extensions in Suggesting Whiskers, Wings, or Fish Barbels, 1000–1500

Nariño

A work made of internal dye diffusion transfer print.

Spatial poem reply 1, 2015

Kemang Wa Lehulere

A work made of super 8 film, silent, transferred to digital video (monitor); 1:05 min. loop.

Exodus, 1992/97

Steve McQueen

A work made of layers of cotton, plain weave; pieced and quilted; appliquéd with wool and wool and cotton plain weaves and wool twill weaves; embroidered with cotton in chain, cross, and a derivative of herringbone stitches; applied plied yarn edging; lined with cotton plain weaves; pieced.

Tunic (Jibbeh), 1885/99

Mahdist peoples

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Nhlanhla Mofokeng, Katlehong, Johannesburg, from the series "Faces & Phases", 2012, printed 2014

Zanele Muholi

A work made of gold.

Pair of Earrings, 1000–1500

Tairona

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