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A work made of 20 strips of cotton, warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and bands of weft-faced weave on warp groupings of four warps; pieced.

Kente Wrapper, Mid–20th century

Ewe

A work made of acrylic on cream wove paper with commercially printed text.

Beach of Silenus, 1964

Bob Thompson

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Untitled, from the series "The Garage" (1970/80), 1970

Mikki Ferrill

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Jeanette and Floyd Simpson Wedding, 1988

Kerry Coppin

A work made of copper alloy.

Goldweight Depicting a Seated Figure with Arm Raised, 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Double-exposure Self-portrait in Place du paysan noir (Black Farmer Square), 1965-75

Ibrahima Sanlé Sory

Watercolor painting of a bright-pink bedroom with skewed perspective and flattened forms. Placed diagonally is a bed with a yellow bedframe and red striped sheets. In the center background is a blue dresser with an oval mirror, and on the right is a doorway through we can see a black-skinned figure holding something, possibly a baby.

Virginia Interior, 1942

Jacob Lawrence

A work made of calabash.

Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

Human figures in many colors wearing hats stand with their heads down near a yellow figure upside down, entwined with another figure, on a purple horse. The yellow figure is the only one in the work with facial features.

The Procession, 1963

Bob Thompson

Color print with an ombre sky that fades from bright blue at the top to pale blue at the bottom. At the bottom of the frame, a youthful black figure wearing a cloak looks upward. A large conch shell in vibrant pink floats above the person's head.

Love Letter III, 1977

Charles White

A work made of raffia, plain weave; embroidered in running stitches cut to form pile; couching; two panels joined.

Double Panel, Possibly mid–20th century

Kuba

Abstract print of intersecting, curved white lines and loops against a solid black background. Three white rectangular shapes intersect the overlapping lines and loops.

Carma, from Cane, 2000

Martin Puryear

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Harlem, NY, from the series "Harlem, U.S.A.", 1978, printed 2010

Dawoud Bey

A work made of raffia, plain weave and cotton, plain weave; pieced; appliquéd with raffia, plain weave in pearl stitches.

Ceremonial Skirt, 1875/1900

Kuba

A photograph of a gallery installation. The installation is a dyed canvas draped over two wooden sawhorses. The colorful canvas is almost sculptural, folded and bunched in space on top of the sawhorses.

"A" and the Carpenter I, 1973

Sam Gilliam

A work made of lithograph in red on cream wove paper laid down on linen.

Red Cross Our Day 1917, 1917

John Singer Sargent

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Mandoza, from the series "Men Only", 2009

Sabelo Mlangeni

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Morning Blues, from the series "Men Only", 2009

Sabelo Mlangeni

A work made of oil on panel.

Giafar, 1850s

Alfred Dedreux

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

Panel, Possibly mid–20th century

Mushenge

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