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A work made of boxwood.

Storage-Rack Panel, Late 1920s/40s

Zizwezenyanga Qwabe

Mask with protruding stylized elephant trunk, red feather pom-pom, attached beard.

Helmet Mask (Mukenga), Possibly late 19th to mid -20th century

Kuba

A work made of wood and pigment.

Snake Headdress (a-Mantsho-ña-Tshol or Inap), Late 19th/early 20th century

Baga

A work made of terracotta.

Figural Bottle, Mid–/late 20th century

Lunda

Screenprint of what appears to be a family walking in front of a group of construction workers building a wall. The figures all have dark-brown skin except for one construction worker with white skin. In the family group, a man and a woman hold hands with each other and two small children. The woman and the girl wear yellow dresses and red hats; the boy wears a blue shirt; the man wears a suit and a yellow hat. The workers in the background wear blue.

The Builders, 1974

Jacob Lawrence

A work made of wood and pigment.

Helmet Mask (Mambu), Early/mid–20th century

Grasslands

A work made of wood and pigment.

Crouching Figure, Late 19th/early 20th century

Luluwa

A work made of iron, leather, and ivory or bone.

Ceremonial Sword (Ape), Mid–20th century

Yoruba

A work made of blackened terracotta.

Commemorative Head (Mma), Late 18th/early 20th century

Fante

A work made of wood, metal, and nails.

Face Mask, Late 19th or early 20th century

Dan

A work made of etching on paper.

African Dance, from Les Réincarnations du Père Ubu, 1928, published 1932

Georges Rouault

A work made of glass beads, cloth, and leather.

Necklace (Odigba Ifa), Late 19th/early 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of wood and pigment.

Headdress (Igi Gelede), Mid- to late 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of wood.

Qur'an Stand (Marufaa), Early/mid–20th century

Swahili

A work made of terracotta, slip, and kaolin.

Water Container, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Somono

A work made of wood, horn, quills, and sacrificial material.

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

Bamana

A work made of terracotta.

Storage Container (Mulondo), Early/mid–20th century

Songye

A work made of silver and copper alloy.

Anklets, Early 20th century

Tekna

A work made of terracotta.

Altar Vessel, Early/mid–20th century

Gur

Rectangular painting of an African American woman in profile. Her eyes are closed, and she wears a colorful patterned headwrap and a beaded necklace. Her profile stands out against a round, pale yellow circle on a light green background.

Classical Study #41, 1979

Eldzier Cortor

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