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A work made of glass, cloth, and string.

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

Yoruba

Black background with white mixed media on top.

A Siren Beside a Ship, 2014

Mark Bradford

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

African National Congress, 1985

Thamsanqa (Thami) Mnyele

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Women Must Carry Their Children, c 1965

Ernest Cole

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

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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

Mikki Ferrill

A work made of copper alloy.

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

Asante

A work made of terracotta.

Water Container, Early/mid–20th century

Nupe

A work made of digital video (projection), color, sound, 14 min. 47 sec..

Girls, Tricky, 2001

Steve McQueen

Goldweight with a Geometric Pattern

Goldweight with a Geometric Pattern, 18th/19th century

Asante

A work made of oil on canvas.

The Descension, 1961

Bob Thompson

A work made of chromogenic prints.

Untitled (John-John and Bobby), 1988

Larry Johnson

A work made of silk and rayon, twenty-four narrow woven strips with bands of warp-stripe plain weave, warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts, warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and weft-faced plain weave; joined; main warp fringe.

Kente Wrapper, 1900/25

Asante

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Man Coming up Subway Stairs, 1952, printed 1996

Roy DeCarava

A work made of wool, plain weave; appliquéd with nylon machine knitting and wool and rayon felt; embroidered with wool, wax-coated-wool and rayon in buttonhole, cross, long-armed cross, and stem stitches; back stitch couching; knotted wool and cut fringe.

Shoulder Cloth (Akbazi), 1930s/40s

Ida Ou Nadif

Abstract painting featuring wide horizontal bands of pinkish red at top and bottom with a band of white and band of black in the middle. Each color section has a subtle white gradient, and hints of all of these colors are present in each of the bands.

Taos, 1982

Ed Clark

A work made of oil on canvas.

View on the River Roseau, Dominica, 1770–80

Agostino Brunias

A work made of mezzotint with etching in black and color aquatint from multiple plates on ivory wove paper.

Jewels/Theme II, 1985

Eldzier Cortor

A work made of copper alloy.

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

Asante

A work made of monotype on cream japanese paper.

The Sunny South, 1939

Walter Ellison

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