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A work made of terracotta.

Jar, Early/mid–20th century

Yoruba

A work made of boxwood.

Storage-Rack Panel, Late 1920s/40s

Zizwezenyanga Qwabe

A work made of wood and pigment.

Snake Headdress (a-Mantsho-ña-Tshol or Inap), Late 19th/early 20th century

Baga

Screenprint of what appears to be a family walking in front of a group of construction workers building a wall. The figures all have dark-brown skin except for one construction worker with white skin. In the family group, a man and a woman hold hands with each other and two small children. The woman and the girl wear yellow dresses and red hats; the boy wears a blue shirt; the man wears a suit and a yellow hat. The workers in the background wear blue.

The Builders, 1974

Jacob Lawrence

A work made of terracotta.

Figural Bottle, Mid–/late 20th century

Lunda

A work made of wood and pigment.

Helmet Mask (Mambu), Early/mid–20th century

Grasslands

A work made of iron, leather, and ivory or bone.

Ceremonial Sword (Ape), Mid–20th century

Yoruba

A work made of wood, metal, and nails.

Face Mask, Late 19th or early 20th century

Dan

A work made of wood and pigment.

Crouching Figure, Late 19th/early 20th century

Luluwa

A work made of blackened terracotta.

Commemorative Head (Mma), Late 18th/early 20th century

Fante

A work made of glass beads, cloth, and leather.

Necklace (Odigba Ifa), Late 19th/early 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of wood and pigment.

Headdress (Igi Gelede), Mid- to late 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of wood, horn, quills, and sacrificial material.

Helmet Mask (Kono Kun), Early to mid-20th century

Bamana

A work made of wood.

Qur'an Stand (Marufaa), Early/mid–20th century

Swahili

A work made of terracotta, slip, and kaolin.

Water Container, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Somono

A work made of terracotta.

Storage Container (Mulondo), Early/mid–20th century

Songye

A work made of terracotta.

Altar Vessel, Early/mid–20th century

Gur

A work made of silver and copper alloy.

Anklets, Early 20th century

Tekna

A work made of etching on paper.

African Dance, from Les Réincarnations du Père Ubu, 1928, published 1932

Georges Rouault

Rectangular painting of an African American woman in profile. Her eyes are closed, and she wears a colorful patterned headwrap and a beaded necklace. Her profile stands out against a round, pale yellow circle on a light green background.

Classical Study #41, 1979

Eldzier Cortor

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