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A work made of cotton, indigo dyed; sixteen strips of plain weave, joined by hand stitching; embroidered with wool in chain stitches; edged with cotton, buttonhole stitched uncut fringe.

Ogboni Chief's Textile, 1900/50

Yoruba

Black-and-white etching of students with dark skin walking, escorted by white man. On the left behind a short barrier, a crowd of men with white skin gesture angrily and yell at the students. One man wears what appears to be a pointed cloak, like those worn by the Ku Klux Klan. A white man with a dog stands between the men and the students.

First Day of School, 1965

Vincent Smith

A work made of wool, 2:2 broken twill weave; fulled; embroidered with rayon in chain stitches; two lengths joined.

Man's Wrapper (Akunitan), 20th century

Akan

A work made of wood, glass beads, and thread.

Tapper (Iroke Ifa), Mid–20th century

Yoruba

A work made of copper alloy.

Goldweight Depictng a Scorpion, 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

A work made of wood, pigment, and raffia cord.

Lidded Box, Early 20th century

Mangbetu

A work made of gelatin silver print.

African Sculpture [Bamileke figure, Njuindem. “Bangwa Queen,” Bangwa Kingdon, Cameroon], 1935

Walker Evans

A work made of wood and pigment.

Mask, 19th/20th century

Igbo

A work made of jute, raffia, cowrie shells, and beads.

Belt (Yeemy Mambolmashet), 19th century

Kuba

A work made of silver, enamel, niello, and glass.

Bracelets, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of terracotta and pigment.

Water Bottle, Mid–20th century

Lozi

A work made of glass beads, cotton thread, coins, and shells.

Chest Ornament (Bibika), Mid–20th century

Yaka

A work made of raffia fiber.

Boy's Cap, 19th–early 20th century

Kongo

A work made of ceramic, plaster, and pigment.

Bowl Depicting a Female Figure with Shield and Darts Motifs, 300–600 CE

Teotihuacan

A work made of terracotta and pigment.

Container, Mid–/late 20th century

A work made of wood, brass, and leather.

Royal Chair (Asipim), Late 19th/early 20th century

Asante

A work made of wood, metal, and string.

Horse Head (Koredugaso), Early/mid– 20th century

Bamana

A work made of gelatin silver print.

The Screen, from the series "Born Hip", 1967

Billy Abernathy

A work made of cotton, strips of warp-resist dyed striped plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in open chain stitches; faced with cotton, warp-faced stripe plain weave and plain weave.

Man's Robe, 1875/1920 (before 1920)

Yoruba

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

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

Asante

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