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A work made of terracotta.

Palm Wine Vessel, Mid–20th century

Baule

Goldweight Depicting a Bird

Goldweight Depicting a Bird, 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

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

Woman's Apron

Woman's Apron, Mid–20th century

Grasslands

Film still of ocean, orange sunset, small boat in shadow.

Caribs' Leap/Western Deep, 2002

Steve McQueen

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Refilwe Mahlaba, Thokoza, Johannesburg, from the series "Faces & Phases", 2010, printed 2014

Zanele Muholi

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

Woman's Apron, Mid–20th century

Grasslands

Sepia-toned photograph. A person with short, cropped hair wearing a fedora and formal riding gear stands in front of a brick wall, hands in their pockets, face cocked upwards and smiling. There is a small cutout photograph of a dog and a decorative metal gate with flowers in the background,

Riding Habit, 1939

James VanDerZee

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

A work made of terracotta and pigment.

Storage Vessel (Msuko), Possibly late 20th century

Chewa

A work made of gold.

Feline Figurine, 250–550 CE

Moche

A full-body, photograph of a nude, female figure in profile. She sits on a pallet of blankets in front of a fireplace, and in the background is an ascending staircase.

Nude, 1925

James VanDerZee

Seated Figure

Seated Figure, 16th/20th century

Sapi

A work made of painted leather and fabric.

Eshu (The Trickster), 1971

Betye Saar

A work made of deer hide, ermine tails, glass pony beads, hair, porcupine quills, and trade cloth.

War Shirt, 1830–40

Missouri

Woman's Wrapper or Furnishing Cloth

Woman's Wrapper or Furnishing Cloth, 1901/91

Yoruba

A work made of charcoal with smudging, erasing and red crayon on ivory wove paper.

Drawing from "Zeno Writing" (female figure lying on stomach, with text), 2002

William Kentridge

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Daddy Grace at the Altar with Choir, 1938

James VanDerZee

A work made of gelatin silver print.

3:15 a.m. Going to work: standing room only now, on the Wolwekraal-Marabastad bus, which is licensed to carry 62 sitting and 29 standing passengers, 1983, printed 2007

David Goldblatt

Sculpture of wooden panels shaped like an abstract chair with a deep narrow base.

Lever #1, 1988/89

Martin Puryear

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