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Woman's Head, Amedeo Modigliani Italian, Limestone — Woman's Head
Amedeo Modigliani
1912

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

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo — Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900

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

[Manuscript, Typescript, and Carbon Notes, Including Notebook of Exposure Records, Correspondence, and Nine Gelatin Silver Prints Relating to African Art Portfolio Commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art], Walker Evans American — [Manuscript, Typescript, and Carbon Notes, Including Notebook of Exposure Records, Correspondence, and Nine Gelatin Silver Prints Relating to African Art Portfolio Commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art]
Multiple artists/makers
1935–52

Goddess with Foliage, Wifredo Lam Cuban, Opaque watercolor on paper — Goddess with Foliage
Wifredo Lam
1942

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

The Card Players, Hale Woodruff American, Oil on canvas — The Card Players
Hale Woodruff
1930

Lawle (gong tapper) with equestrian figure, Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, cotton, Baule peoples — Lawle (gong tapper) with equestrian figure
Baule artist
19th–mid-20th century

Plaque of a Man, Wood, Late Roman/Early Byzantine — Plaque of a Man
Late Roman/Early Byzantine
325–641

Àgéré Ifá (Ifá divination vessel) with kneeling woman, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay, Yoruba peoples, Owo group — Àgéré Ifá (Ifá divination vessel) with kneeling woman
Yoruba artist
17th–19th century

Cigarette Case, Pierre Legrain French, Dyed and tooled leather, gold leaf — Cigarette Case
Pierre Legrain
ca. 1925

Cigarette Case, Pierre Legrain French, Snake skin, dyed and tooled leather, gold leaf — Cigarette Case
Pierre Legrain
ca. 1925

Les oiseaux bleus, éd. 7/8, Ansoumana Diédhiou Senegalese, Cotton (warp), wool (weft), and other unidentified fibers, Senegalese — Les oiseaux bleus, éd. 7/8
Ansoumana Diédhiou
ca. 1970–1975

Mask, William McBride American, Color screenprint, printed in three colors — Mask
William McBride
1941

Lola de Valence, Amedeo Modigliani Italian, Oil on paper, mounted on wood panel — Lola de Valence
Amedeo Modigliani
1915

"The Third Fake Maharajah" Brooch, William Harper American, 14K gold, 24K gold, gold cloisonné enamel on silver and gold, sterling silver, citrine, tourmaline, pearl, mirror, and plastic — "The Third Fake Maharajah" Brooch
William Harper
1986

Portrait face mask from Gbagba, a mblo performance, Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, Baule peoples — Portrait face mask from Gbagba, a mblo performance
Baule artist
ca. 1900

Male figure for a komien (trance diviner), "Master from Essankro", Wood, pigment, beads, iron, applied organic materials, Baule peoples — Male figure for a komien (trance diviner)
"Master from Essankro"
ca. 1880

Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner, Kongo artist, Wood, antelope horn, Kongo peoples — Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

African King from an Adoration Group, Maple with paint and gilding, German — African King from an Adoration Group
German
before 1489

Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure), Okak-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil — Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure)
Okak-Fang artist
19th century

Kneeling Nude, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Charcoal on paper — Kneeling Nude
Pablo Picasso
1907–8

Double Crocodile Pendant, Lagoon artist, Gold, Lagoon peoples — Double Crocodile Pendant
Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century

The African Sentinel, Elihu Vedder American, Oil on canvas, American — The African Sentinel
Elihu Vedder
1865

Head of a Woman (Study for "Nude with Drapery"), Pablo Picasso Spanish, Gouache and watercolor on tan wove paper; subsequently mounted to panel — Head of a Woman (Study for "Nude with Drapery")
Pablo Picasso
Paris, 1907

African head, Alexander Calder American, Wood — African head
Alexander Calder
ca. 1928

Snake Pendant, Baule or Lagoon artist, Gold, Baule or Lagoon peoples — Snake Pendant
Baule or Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century

African Athlete, Thornton Dial American, Graphite, charcoal, and pastel on paper — African Athlete
Thornton Dial
1998

Telepath, Robert Pruitt American, Coffee, charcoal and pastel on paper — Telepath
Robert Pruitt
2015

The Arts, Uzo Egonu Nigerian, Oil on canvas — The Arts
Uzo Egonu
1973/76

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

Untitled (Human Mask), Pierre Huyghe French, Single-channel video, color, sound, 19 min. — Untitled (Human Mask)
Pierre Huyghe
2014

Eleven Beads, Baule or Lagoon artist, Gold-copper alloy, Baule or Lagoon peoples — Eleven Beads
Baule or Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Gold and amber earrings with head of a Black African youth, Gold, amber, Etruscan — Gold and amber earrings with head of a Black African youth
Etruscan
ca. 200–100 BCE

Timba, Wood, polychrome, Baga people — Timba
Baga people
late 19th or early 20th century

Ndoli jowei mask, Bassa artist, Bombax wood, Bassa peoples — Ndoli jowei mask
Bassa artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Prestige headdress, Central African artist, Fiber, animal hair, cowrie shells, Democratic Republic of Congo — Prestige headdress
Central African artist
ca. 1850–1920

Shimmering Duet (Red Pink), Tunji Adeniyi-Jones British, Monotype — Shimmering Duet (Red Pink)
Tunji Adeniyi-Jones
Two Palms Press
2022

Chlorite pendant in the form of the head of a Black African, Chlorite, Cypriot — Chlorite pendant in the form of the head of a Black African
Cypriot
9th–8th century BCE