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Rattle, Tin, African (West) — Rattle
African (West)
late 19th century

African Mask, Lonnie Holley American, Gum, plastics, nylon and metal — African Mask
Lonnie Holley
2004

Musical Bow, Wood, gourd, hemp, West African — Musical Bow
West African
late 19th century

Rattle, Basketwork, skin, West African — Rattle
West African
late 19th century

African Headdress, Hale Woodruff American, Linocut — African Headdress
Hale Woodruff
1935

Kesse kesse, Pod, West African — Kesse kesse
West African
20th century

Calabash Drum, Calabash, nails, hide, West African — Calabash Drum
West African
19th century

Between Earth and Heaven, El Anatsui Ghanaian, Aluminum, copper wire — Between Earth and Heaven
El Anatsui
2006

Lidded saltcellar, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom peoples — Lidded saltcellar
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530

Dagger with Sheath, Iron, leather, West African, Baule — Dagger with Sheath
West African, Baule
late 19th century

Sword with Scabbard, Iron, leather, sea shell, cloth, West African, Baule — Sword with Scabbard
West African, Baule
late 19th century

Oliphant (side-blown horn), Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom peoples — Oliphant (side-blown horn)
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530

Jucambe, Agustín Cárdenas Cuban, Burnt oak and metal — Jucambe
Agustín Cárdenas
1958

Two attached fragments

West African

mid–20th century

West African

mid–20th century

West African

mid–20th century

West African

mid–20th century

West African

mid–20th century

Necklace with long beads

West African

mid–20th century

Necklace with glass beads

West African

mid–20th century

Necklace with glass beads

West African

mid–20th century

Dancing Anklets, Leather, copper, pebbles, African — Dancing Anklets
African
ca. 1850–89

Ngonge, Metal, African — Ngonge
African
ca. 1800–1889

Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head), Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Betsi-Fang peoples — Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head)
Betsi-Fang artist
19th century

Dagger with Sheath, Iron, brass, leather, fiber, West African, possibly Fulani — Dagger with Sheath
West African, possibly Fulani
late 19th century

Mvet, Wood, gourd, strings, Peruvian (Afro-Peruvian) — Mvet
Peruvian (Afro-Peruvian)
late 19th century

Qur'an, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; embossed leather cover — Qur'an
19th century

Sword with Scabbard, Iron, leather, West African, possibly Tuareg — Sword with Scabbard
West African, possibly Tuareg
late 19th century

Bleu no. 1, Abdoulaye Konaté Malian, Cotton, dye, Malian — Bleu no. 1
Abdoulaye Konaté
2014

Dressing for the Carnival, Winslow Homer American, Oil on canvas, American — Dressing for the Carnival
Winslow Homer
1877

African

late 19th century

African

19th century

Dagger with Sheath, Iron, leather, dye, West African, Yoruba, Pobe Village — Dagger with Sheath
West African, Yoruba, Pobe Village
20th century

Necklace, Joyce J. Scott American, Glass beads and ceramic — Necklace
Joyce J. Scott
ca. 1990

Botijuela, earthenware; polychrome, West Indies, Cuba — Botijuela
West Indies, Cuba
19th century

Gravikord, Bob Grawi American, Stainless steel, wood, plastic, American — Gravikord
Bob Grawi
late 20th century

Kente Prestige Cloth, Cotton, silk, Asante peoples — Kente Prestige Cloth
Asante peoples
19th century

Double Bell, Wood, Gabonese — Double Bell
Gabonese
mid 19th–early 20th century

Double Bell, Wood, Gabonese — Double Bell
Gabonese
mid 19th–early 20th century

Embroidered Shawl, Dogon artist, Wool, Dogon peoples — Embroidered Shawl
Dogon artist
1960s

Seated Nude, Back-View, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska French, Charcoal on paper — Seated Nude, Back-View
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
ca. 1913

Chameleon yawiige (ornamental amulet), Senufo blacksmith, Brass, Senufo — Chameleon yawiige (ornamental amulet)
Senufo blacksmith
19th–late 20th century

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