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Black-and-white photograph of fourteen African American men in two rows in a small wallpapered room. All wear silk shirts, cummerbunds, and Fez hats. One man, back row center wears a tuxedo and a Fez hat.

Elks, c. 1935

James VanDerZee

A work made of raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered with raffia.

Panel Originally Intended as a Ceremonial Skirt, 1901/83

Kuba

A work made of cotton, 24 narrow woven strips with bands of warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and bands of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave; joined; warp fringe.

Kente Wrapper, 1900/50

Ewe

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Vessel in the Form of a Hunchback Figure Carrying a Jar, 1200–1500

Nicoya

A work made of terracotta.

Vessel for Serving Beer, Mid–20th century

Northern Nguni

Red and black colored photograph of an African American man with several scars on his back, the title etched in glass on top of the image.

Black and Tanned Your Whipped Wind of Change Howled Low Blowing Itself - Ha - Smack into the Middle of Duke Ellington's Orchestra Billie Heard It Too & Cried Strange Fruit Tears, 1995

Carrie Mae Weems

A photograph of an empty parking lot at night. A mangled tree leans on the rear of a white semi-truck, which is illuminated by a tall street light. The sky is dark blue; debris is scatted on the ground of the parking lot; houses and cars are visibly in the background.

for everyone a garden VII, from the series "for everyone a garden", 2013

David Hartt

A work made of vegetable fibers.

Polychrome Basket, 1900–10

Isabel Hanson

A work made of black and white conté crayon, with stumping, on ivory wove paper.

Study for Many Mansions (Profile), n.d.

Kerry James Marshall

A work made of terracotta.

Water Container, Early/mid–20th century

Nupe

Color photograph, divided into six panels, of two seated women looking at camera.

Candida and Her Mother, Celia, II, 1994

Dawoud Bey

Woman's Apron

Woman's Apron, Mid–20th century

Grasslands

A work made of cotton, eight narrow strips of plain weave; pieced; resist painted and printed.

Young Woman's Bògòlanfini Wrapper (N'Gale), 1988

Djowari Suko

A work made of vandyke print.

Michael, 1998

Rashid Johnson

A work made of glass, cloth, and string.

Royal Cap (Orikogbofo), Early/mid–20th century

Yoruba

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Mortuary Portrait, 1933

James VanDerZee

A work made of hand tinted gelatin silver print.

Mrs. Adams, 1929

James VanDerZee

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Women Must Carry Their Children, c 1965

Ernest Cole

Small, dark colored ceramic vessel with a handle and spout at the top. The front of the vessel looks like a face, with two round forms making the eyes, a long, thin form a nose, and an oval form the mouth. Two ear-like shapes protude from the side of the vessel.

Face Jug, c. 1860

Artist unknown

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Untitled, from the series "Black Muslims", c. 1975

Mikki Ferrill

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