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Zeze, Wood, gourd, bone, porcupine quill, fiber, Mombasa — Zeze
Mombasa
late 19th century

Zoomorphic headrest, "Unobadula", Wood, Nguni peoples — Zoomorphic headrest
"Unobadula"
Mid–late 19th century

Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi peoples — Karan-wemba (female figure mask)
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century

Bala, Wood, gourd, hide, membrane, Malinke — Bala
Malinke
19th century

Enanga (Zither), Wood, metal, bone, fiber, Kwere peoples — Enanga (Zither)
Kwere peoples
early 20th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment — Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
ca. 1250–1300

Bovine headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, pigment(?), Tsonga or Shona peoples — Bovine headrest
Tsonga or Shona artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

13710. The Avenue, Cape Town, South Africa

Kilburn Brothers

1877

Lidded prestige vessel, "Unobadula", Wood — Lidded prestige vessel
"Unobadula"
Mid–late 19th century

Quwaytara, Wood, mother-of-pearl, Moroccan — Quwaytara
Moroccan
late 19th century

Ithunga (milk vessel), Zulu artist, Wood, pigment, Zulu peoples — Ithunga (milk vessel)
Zulu artist
19th century

Gold stater of Ptolemy I, Gold, Greek, Ptolemaic — Gold stater of Ptolemy I
Greek, Ptolemaic
ca. 305–284 BCE

Madonna and Child, Filippino Lippi Italian, Tempera, oil, and gold on wood — Madonna and Child
Filippino Lippi
ca. 1483–84

Africa, Pharoah Sanders American, Record — Africa
Multiple artists/makers
1987

Folio from the "Blue Qur'an", Gold and silver on indigo-dyed parchment — Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"
second half 9th–mid-10th century

Side-blown Trumpet, Ivory, Mangbetu — Side-blown Trumpet
Mangbetu
19th century

Mollo Oa Leifo – Mme (“fire in the hearth – Mother”), Atang Tshikare South African, Singed beech wood and rubber wood, woven grass, textile, bronze, and glass beads — Mollo Oa Leifo – Mme (“fire in the hearth – Mother”)
Atang Tshikare
2021

Mollo Oa Leifo – Ngoanana (“fire in the hearth – Girl”), Atang Tshikare South African, Singed beech wood and rubber wood, woven grass, textile, bronze, and glass beads — Mollo Oa Leifo – Ngoanana (“fire in the hearth – Girl”)
Atang Tshikare
2021

Sandi Conical Vase, Andile Dyalvane South African, Glazed ceramic — Sandi Conical Vase
Andile Dyalvane
Imiso Studio
2020

Handpinched Vase, Zizipho Poswa South African, Glazed ceramic — Handpinched Vase
Zizipho Poswa
Imiso Studio
2020

Imbizo Table, Chuma Maweni South African, Carved glazed ceramic, carved and ebonized Kiaat wood — Imbizo Table
Chuma Maweni
2018–21

Imbizo Stool, Chuma Maweni South African, Carved glazed ceramic — Imbizo Stool
Chuma Maweni
2018–21

Imbizo Stool, Chuma Maweni South African, Carved glazed ceramic — Imbizo Stool
Chuma Maweni
2018–21

Magodi - Noxolo, Zizipho Poswa South African, Glazed ceramic — Magodi - Noxolo
Zizipho Poswa
2020

Umwonyo, Andile Dyalvane South African, Glazed ceramic — Umwonyo
Andile Dyalvane
2019

Handpinched Vase, Zizipho Poswa South African, Glazed ceramic — Handpinched Vase
Zizipho Poswa
Imiso Studio
2020

Fat conical vase, Zizipho Poswa South African, Glazed ceramic — Fat conical vase
Zizipho Poswa
Imiso Studio
2020

African Idyll: Sabi Sand, Republic of South Africa

Stephen Shore

2004

Africa, from "Court Game of Geography", William and Henry Rock British, Engraving and hand coloring (watercolor) — Africa, from "Court Game of Geography"
William and Henry Rock
1838–55

Kudu Horn, Horn, South African — Kudu Horn
South African
late 19th century

Prestige staff with openwork design, Zulu artist, Wood, brass, iron wire, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Prestige staff with openwork design
Zulu artist
19th–mid-20th century

Staff with mother and child, "Master of the Baboon Finial", Wood, Tsonga peoples — Staff with mother and child
"Master of the Baboon Finial"
Late 19th–early 20th century

Ukhamba (beer drinking vessel), Mncane Zinindeli Nzuza South African, Terracotta, Zulu peoples — Ukhamba (beer drinking vessel)
Mncane Zinindeli Nzuza
ca. 1980

Fourteen hundred cowries : and other African tales, Abayomi Fuja — Fourteen hundred cowries : and other African tales
Multiple artists/makers
1971

Bushveld Sky: Sabi Sand, Republic of South Africa

Stephen Shore

2004

Rock Crystal Dish in the Form of a Temple, Rock crystal, North African (Carthage) — Rock Crystal Dish in the Form of a Temple
North African (Carthage)
3rd–5th century

Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents", Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder Flemish, Engraving — Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents"
Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder
Philips Galle
ca. 1590–1600

Tanks in Africa, from "America at War", W.S. Corporation American, Chromolithography — Tanks in Africa, from "America at War"
W.S. Corporation
1942

Seated figure, Middle Niger artist, Terracotta, Middle Niger civilization — Seated figure
Middle Niger artist
13th century

Allegory of the Planets and Continents, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian, Oil on canvas — Allegory of the Planets and Continents
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1752