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A work made of layers of cotton, plain weave; pieced and quilted; appliquéd with wool and wool and cotton plain weaves and wool twill weaves; embroidered with cotton in chain, cross, and a derivative of herringbone stitches; applied plied yarn edging; lined with cotton plain weaves; pieced.

Tunic (Jibbeh), 1885/99

Mahdist peoples

A work made of steel.

Afrophoenix No. 1, 1963

Melvin Edwards

Painting features a forked dirt road upon which two figures meet, one in blue and one in brown, walking a dog. Beyond them at left is a brown barn; at right, a sprawling white house. In the distance is a ridge of trees and hazy low mountains.

Home, c. 1940

Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses)

A work made of oil on hardboard.

The Cambridge Valley, Before 1942

Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses)

Painting of a long covered bridge ablaze, its interior bright orange and flames erupting from its roof and windows. The bridge straddles a light-blue river, a densely populated town visible on the hill of the opposite bank. Small human figures scurry about the bridge opening carrying buckets. In the foreground, a horse harnessed to a carriage rears.

Burning of the Troy Bridge, c. 1941

Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses)

A work made of etching on paper.

Holy Family with Angels, 1652

Giovanni Battista Beinaschi

Painted Fan with a Scene of the Hongs and Harbor of Canton

Painted Fan with a Scene of the Hongs and Harbor of Canton, c. 1845-1860, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

A work made of wool, rattan, and human hair.

Dance Hat, 20th century

Bamileke

Abstract painting in vivid hues evoking a land- or seascape, featuring a large blue sky mottled by yellow and gold whispy clouds.

American Horizon, 2000

Jane Wilson

Drawing of god, radiating light, reaching down from clouds, touching male figure.

The Creation of Adam, c. 1645/50

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

A work made of bronze.

Boxer, 1942

Richmond Barthé

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Mary Reynolds and Marcel Duchamp, 1937

Constantin Achillopoulos

A work made of woodcut in black ink on blue laid paper.

Mucius Scaevola, c. 1550

Antonio Campi

A work made of oil on millboard.

Self-Portrait, 1863

Eastman Johnson

A work made of earthenware and slip.

Vessel with Spiraling Sikyatki Birds, Late 1980s

Dextra Quotskuyva

A work made of enamel on copper.

Chimera, 1869

Frédéric Charlot de Courcy

A work made of douglas fir, metal, and pressure gauge.

Object under Pressure, 1960

H. C. Westermann

Print in black ink of a group of mostly dark-skinned children wearing dress clothes and cone-shaped party hats, gathered around a birthday cake. A girl at center smiles brightly while a boy at the table behind her looks glum. A woman behind the table moves to cut the cake as another looks on.

Birthday Party, 1957

Margaret Burroughs

Cool-toned paper collage of a number of black figures in a room. In the left foreground, a small, female figure spins wool; behind her a larger female figure works an upright loom. A male figure strides across the frame. Three male figures stand to the side, and a figure carrying a knife enters the room through a doorway in the back. A large window in the background frames a mountainous island and a ship with white sails.

The Return of Odysseus (Homage to Pinturicchio and Benin), 1977

Romare Howard Bearden

A work made of ivory.

Tusk, 1850-1888

Edo

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