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A work made of brass.

Amulet Depicting Birds, 19th/mid–20th century

Senufo

Oba's Dagger and Sheath (Udamalore and èwu)

Oba's Dagger and Sheath (Udamalore and èwu), Late 19th/early 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of copper alloy.

Goldweight with a Geometric Pattern, 18th/early 20th century

Asante

A work made of wood and plant fibers.

Hair Comb, Early 20th century

A work made of blackened terracotta.

Water Container (Nyondedaa or Nyonnyodaa), Early/mid–20th century

Lobi

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 ceramic.

Oil Lamp in the Form of a Woman's Body, 19th/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 wood and pigment.

Hawk Mask, Early/mid–20th century

Bwa

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

A work made of terracotta.

Storage Container, Early/mid–20th century

Nupe

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

Pendant, 19th century

Kuba

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 work made of terracotta and pigment.

Water Container, Early/mid–20th century

Zarma

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

Sobriety, Obesity & Growing Old, 1991

William Kentridge

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

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