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Cuirass, Iron and leather, African, Borno
African, Borno
19th–20th century
Dala'il al-Khayrat Prayer Book, Iron-gall ink and opaque watercolors on paper; leather case; paper-mâché front and back covers
ca. 1900–1950
African King from an Adoration Group, Maple with paint and gilding, German
German
before 1489
Qur'an, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; embossed leather cover
19th century
African Athlete, Thornton Dial  American, Graphite, charcoal, and pastel on paper
Thornton Dial
1998
African Mask, Lonnie Holley  American, Gum, plastics, nylon and metal
Lonnie Holley
2004
African head, Alexander Calder  American, Wood
Alexander Calder
ca. 1928
African Headdress, Hale Woodruff  American, Linocut
Hale Woodruff
1935
Gold and amber earrings with head of a Black African youth, Gold, amber, Etruscan
Etruscan
ca. 200–100 BCE
Prestige headdress, Central African artist, Fiber, animal hair, cowrie shells, Democratic Republic of Congo
Central African artist
ca. 1850–1920
Chlorite pendant in the form of the head of a Black African, Chlorite, Cypriot
Cypriot
9th–8th century BCE
Fourteen hundred cowries : and other African tales, Abayomi Fuja
Multiple artists/makers
1971
Kneeling African figure, Glass, furnace-worked and blown, Italian, Venice (Murano)
Italian, Venice (Murano)
late 18th or early 19th century
African/American, Kara Walker  American, Linocut
Kara Walker
Landfall Press
1998
Bronze statuette of a Black African youth, Bronze, Greek
Greek
3rd–2nd century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a Black African youth, Terracotta, Greek, Rhodian
Greek, Rhodian
4th–3rd century BCE
"African Mask", Janet Lipkin, a) wool, leather, wood<br/>b-e) wool, leather, American
Janet Lipkin
1970
African Animals, Anna Hyatt Huntington  American, Bronze
Anna Hyatt Huntington
1943
African Woman, Jean Dunand  French, born Switzerland, Lacquered wood, oxidized copper
Jean Dunand
1928–30
African Animals, Anna Hyatt Huntington  American, Bronze
Anna Hyatt Huntington
1943
Ensemble, Thebe Magugu  South African, cotton, leather, South African
Thebe Magugu
spring/summer 2022
Rattle strap, Cord, nuts, African
African
20th century
The birth and the building of the DuSable Museum, Eugene Pieter Romayn Feldman
Eugene Pieter Romayn Feldman
DuSable Museum of African American History
1981
Double Panel, Raffia palm fiber, African
African
19th–20th century
Double Panel, Raffia palm fiber, African
African
19th–20th century
Marble sarcophagus fragment: head of a Black African, Marble, Roman
Roman
1st quarter of the 3rd century CE
Wisdom of the ancestors : African proverbs compiled, Ruth E. Edwards  American
Ruth E. Edwards
1999
The African Sentinel, Elihu Vedder  American, Oil on canvas, American
Elihu Vedder
1865
Glass cup in the form of the head of a Black African, Glass, Roman
Roman
2nd half of 1st century CE
[African American Family at Gee's Bend, Alabama], Arthur Rothstein  American, Gelatin silver print
Arthur Rothstein
1937
Figure of an Enslaved African Man, Giuseppe Piamontini  Italian, Hard-paste porcelain, Italian, Doccia
Giuseppe Piamontini
Doccia Porcelain Manufactory
late 18th century
The personal treasures of Bernard & Shirley Kinsey, Bernard Kinsey
Multiple artists/makers
2006
African Elephant in Chains, Charles R. Knight  American, Graphite on paperboard, American
Charles R. Knight
African Elephant, Profile View, Charles R. Knight  American, Graphite on tan wove paper, American
Charles R. Knight
Lyre, Gourd, antelope horns, wood, skin, East African
East African
19th century
Prayer Book, Ink, and opaque watercolors on paper; embossed leather cover
ca. 1900
Resistance, dignity, and pride : African American artists in Los Angeles, Paul Von Blum  American
Paul Von Blum
CAAS Publications
2004
Dagger, Iron, wood, tin, African
African
20th century
Belt, shell, plastic, seed, cotton, metal, glass, African
African
mid-20th century
Jewelry set, ivory, metal, African
African
19th century