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A work made of cotton, plain weave; resist-dyed; two panels joined.

Woman's Àdìre Eleso Wrapper, 1925/75

Yoruba

A work made of wood and pigment.

Hawk Mask, Early/mid–20th century

Bwa

A work made of wood, pigment, and plant fibers [yuca whips modern replacements].

Owa-nganroro (Mad Stone Eater Kachina), c. 1900

Hopi Tribe

A work made of terracotta.

Storage Container, Early/mid–20th century

Nupe

A work made of wood, pigment, and human hair.

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

Makonde

Black-and-white photograph of a black girl in profile looking out the window of log cabin, eyes partially closed, toward an open shutter covered in tattered newspaper advertisements, one featuring an image of a white woman. The girl's hair is in braids, her light shirt slightly dirty.

Girl at Gee's Bend, Alabama [Artelia Bendolph], April 1937

Arthur Rothstein

Painting of a cabin set below a dark blue sky and fluffy white clouds. Behind it is a field of many small white dots. In front, a dark-skinned woman sits and a dark-skinned child plays among roaming chickens and dogs in a fenced-in yard.

Cabin in the Cotton, c. 1931–37

Horace Pippin

A work made of terracotta.

Storage Container, Early/mid–20th century

Turka

A work made of wood and pigment.

Female Face Mask (Gu), Early 20th century

Guro

A work made of wood and pigment.

Headdress (Egungun or Gelede), Early 20th century

Yoruba

A tall, wooden sculpture that leans against the gallery wall. A hollow box at the top is supported by two wooden branches that connect to a wheel at the bottom. The rough tree branches contrast with the refined wood of the box.

Sanctuary, 1982

Martin Puryear

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Hats and Men Cram onto Train No. 3, c. 1965

Ernest Cole

A work made of hippopotamus tooth.

Pendant, 19th/20th century

Luba

A work made of terracotta and pigment.

Water Container, Early/mid–20th century

Zarma

A work made of wood and plant fibers.

Hair Comb, Early 20th century

A black woman wearing a white shirt and black trousers looks back while dancing, arms stretched, blurry, moving towards the camera as she leans forward. Behind her, a man in an all-white suit, black sunglasses, and a hat stands wide with his hands blurry too, his mouth open like he's saying something.

Untitled, from the series "The Garage" (1970-80), 1972

Mikki Ferrill

A work made of terracotta.

Pot Stand or Storage Vessel, Early/mid–20th century

Nupe

A work made of terracotta.

Vessel, Mid–20th century

Igbo

A work made of gelatin silver print.

2nd Annual Carnival Ball Benefit for the DuSable Museum of African American History, August 15, 1987

Kerry Coppin

A work made of 16mm color film, sound, transferred to digital video (projection); 8:15 min..

Sobriety, Obesity & Growing Old, 1991

William Kentridge

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