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A sepia-toned still from a video work. A tall African American man dressed in a trench coat, a hat, and sneakers kicks a metal bucket down a street at night. A white car passes by and streetlamps illuminate the scene.

Phat Free, 1995/99

David Hammons

A work made of copper alloy.

Pendant Depicting a Tortoise, Early/mid–20th century

Senufo

A work made of plant fibers.

Basketry Jar, 1890–1915

Apache: San Carlos Apache

A work made of raffia, plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile.

Panel, Possibly mid–20th century

Mushenge

A work made of terracotta and sacrificial material.

Ritual Container (Ku'chan), Mid–20th century

Jen (Janjo)

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

Five-Petaled Flower-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

A work made of terracotta.

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

Nupe

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Covered Vessel with the Principal Bird and Peccary Heads, 200–300 CE

Maya

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Figure of a Seated Chieftain, 100 BCE–250 CE

Colima

A work made of gelatin silver prints (22) on cardstock.

Daga Family Wedding Celebrated by the Las Vegas Club (Mariage Daga arrosé par Las Vegas), May 7, 1966

Malick Sidibé

A work made of copper alloy.

Goldweight Depicting Entwined Catfish, 18th/early 20th century

Asante

A vividly colored self-portrait in oil paint by the artist Beauford Delaney. Delaney depicts himself using bold, thick strokes of paint. His skin tone is polychromatic and contrasted by a mustard yellow background. He wears a blue shirt with accents of red and bright red hat.

Self-Portrait, 1944

Beauford Delaney

A work made of terracotta.

Storage Container, Early/mid–20th century

Mossi

A work made of glass, cloth, and string.

Royal Cap (Orikogbofo), 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of gelatin silver print, from "faces & phases".

Tumi Nkopane, KwaThema, Johannesburg, 2013, printed 2014

Zanele Muholi

A work made of color lithograph on ivory wove paper.

Come Sunday, from 1776 USA 1976: Bicentennial Prints, 1975

Romare Howard Bearden

A work made of terracotta.

Storage Container, Early/mid–20th century

Kurumba

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

Pendant Belt (Nkody Mupaap), 19th century

Kuba

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

Woman's Apron, Mid–20th century

Grasslands

A work made of graphite, with smudging and touches of white heightening, on tan wove paper, mounted to wood pulp laminate board.

Angel in the Morning, c. 1968

Murry DePillars

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