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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 vegetable fibers.

Polychrome Basket, 1900–10

Isabel Hanson

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

A work made of glass, cloth, and string.

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

Yoruba

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

Black background with white mixed media on top.

A Siren Beside a Ship, 2014

Mark Bradford

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Women Must Carry Their Children, c 1965

Ernest Cole

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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

Mikki Ferrill

A work made of copper alloy.

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

Asante

Black silhouette of a female figure running after a headless chicken, its head in one hand and a key in the other.

Keys to the Coop, 1997

Kara Walker

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Invisible Woman II, from the series "Invisible Women", 2006

Sabelo Mlangeni

A work made of terracotta.

Water Container, Early/mid–20th century

Nupe

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

Drawing from "Zeno Writing" (landscape, text fragments), 2002

William Kentridge

Goldweight with a Geometric Pattern

Goldweight with a Geometric Pattern, 18th/19th century

Asante

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Man Coming up Subway Stairs, 1952, printed 1996

Roy DeCarava

A work made of digital video (projection), color, sound, 14 min. 47 sec..

Girls, Tricky, 2001

Steve McQueen

A work made of oil on canvas.

The Descension, 1961

Bob Thompson

A work made of silk and rayon, twenty-four narrow woven strips with bands of warp-stripe plain weave, warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts, warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and weft-faced plain weave; joined; main warp fringe.

Kente Wrapper, 1900/25

Asante

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