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A work made of blackened terracotta.

Vessel (Ukhamba), 1970/90

Azolina MaMncube Ngema

A work made of wood.

Door (Korugo), Early to mid 20th century

Nyaamadyo Kone

A work made of wood, brass, and ivory.

Figure (Mbulu Ngulu), Late 19th-early 20th century

Kota

A work made of terracotta and sacrificial material.

Altar Vessel, Early/mid–20th century

Gur

A work made of wood, pigment, and copper alloy.

Caryatid Stool, Late 19th-early 20th century

Songye

A work made of blackened terracotta.

Bowl for Sauce or Stew (Ku To), Early/mid–20th century

Nsei

A work made of silver and copper alloy.

Bracelets, Early 20th century

Tekna

A work made of calabash, sticks, cloth, and string.

"Ram's Horns" Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

Three figures dark-skinned, elongated figures lie on a bed of patterned quilts, viewed from above, slightly abstracted. The central figure wears no clothing, their back and buttocks visible. A leg juts in at bottom right. To the right of the bed on a wooden floor lie newspapers and a white baby doll.

The Room No. VI, 1948

Eldzier Cortor

A work made of wood.

Tripod Chair, Early/mid–20th century

Tiv

A work made of calabash.

"Ram's Horns" Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

A work made of terracotta.

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

Nupe

A work made of terracotta.

Water Container, Early/mid–20th century

Babessi

A work made of terracotta.

Container for Ritual Healing (Itinate or Kwandalowa), Mid–20th century

Cham

A work made of brass with silver overlay.

Qur'an Box Pendant, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of terracotta.

Medicine Container (Nkhoba), Early/mid–20th century

A work made of linocut in black on commercially produced green (faded to green-gray) japanese paper with gold metallic powder and a woodblock printed design in black on the verso.

Family, 1963

Margaret Burroughs

A work made of raffia fiber.

Boy's Cap, 19th–early 20th century

Kongo

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Mother's Day, from the series "Born Hip", 1962

Billy Abernathy

A work made of terracotta and glass beads.

Ritual Container, Early/mid–20th century

Kisi

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