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Necklace

Necklace, 20th century

Tuareg

A work made of inkjet print.

Before long travel, August 23, 1972, 2017

Rachel Monosov

Black-and-white photograph of formally dressed light-skinned black men and women posed indoors in two rows around a banner that reads “Monte Carlo Sporting Club Org 1934.”

Monte Carlo Sporting Club, 1934

James VanDerZee

Pendant

Pendant, 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

A work made of hand tinted gelatin silver print.

Mrs. Adams, 1929

James VanDerZee

A work made of nylon and polypropylene hair, amber, coral, shell, silver, carnelian, and glass beads.

Head Ornament, After 1960

Tekna

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

Drawing from "Zeno Writing" (circular building II), 2002

William Kentridge

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 terracotta.

Vessel for Serving Beer, Mid–20th century

Northern Nguni

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 ink, powdered pigment and fixative on brown wove paper mounted to board.

American Costume, 1970

David Hammons

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

Quilt of squares on a beige base, each with a unique flower or small scene with dark-skinned figures and animals.

Album Quilt, 1854

Sarah Ann Wilson

A work made of terracotta.

Water Container, Early/mid–20th century

Nupe

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

Black background with white mixed media on top.

A Siren Beside a Ship, 2014

Mark Bradford

Woman's Apron

Woman's Apron, Mid–20th century

Grasslands

A work made of vandyke print.

Michael, 1998

Rashid Johnson

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

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