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Darabukka
Middle East
late 19th century

Lyre
East African
19th century

Kissar
East African
late 19th century

Bowl Lyre
East African
19th century

Lyre
East African
19th century

Arched Harp
Possibly East African
19th century

Decorative Element
9th–10th century

Lyre
African (east)
19th century

Lyre
African (east)
19th century

French Colonial East Indian and African Colonies, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
Allen & Ginter
1890

Jar
Thomas W. Commeraw
1796–1819

East African Wart-Hog from Neilson's Chocolates "Wild Animals" (V67)

Neilson's

ca. 1933

Headrest
Oromo peoples
19th–20th century

Headrest
Oromo peoples (?)
19th–20th century

Headrest
Sidaama peoples (?)
19th–20th century

Headrest
Sidaama peoples (?)
19th–20th century

Headrest
Sidaama peoples (?)
19th–20th century

Altar Figure
Kaka peoples
Late 19th–early 20th century

Mask
Probably Timor-Leste (East Timor)
19th–early 20th century

Zeze
Mombasa
late 19th century

Terracotta oil lamp
Roman
5th century CE

Caftan
Fortuny
ca. 1930

After her bath and before bed, a policeman’s child plays with the youngster who helps look after her, Barkly East, South Africa

David Goldblatt

1966

Salome
Henri Regnault
1870

The Five Points
Unknown Artist
ca. 1827?

Ūd
Les fils de Gamil Georges
1977

A Portrait of Farhad Khan
ca. 1680

The Three O'Clock Sitting
Henri Matisse
1924

Face Pendant
Baule peoples
19th–20th century

Power Figure (Nkisi)
Songue peoples (Eki or Ilande group)
19th - early 20th century (before 1926)

Divination Instrument (Galukoji)
Pende peoples
20th century

Sandal Pair
Tanzania
late 20th century

Illustrated London Almanack

Samuel John Carter

1871–75

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)
Etruscan
early 6th century BCE

Jewish Woman of Algiers
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
1862

Woman from the French Colonies
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
1861

Girl in a Courtyard, Algiers (formerly Courtyard in Tangier)
Philippe Pavy
1886

Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba
Edo artist
16th century

Face Mask (Go Ge or Go Glih)
Dan peoples
19th–20th century

Seated Odalisque
Henri Matisse
1926