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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dagger with Sheath, Iron, brass, leather, fiber, West African, possibly Fulani — Dagger with Sheath
West African, possibly Fulani
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

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

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

Dagger with Sheath, Copper alloy, iron, West African, Cameroon, possibly Adamawa, Nigeria — Dagger with Sheath
West African, Cameroon, possibly Adamawa, Nigeria
19th century

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

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

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

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

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

Kòmò Helmet Mask (Kòmòkun), Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, encrustation, quills, feathers, horns, bird skull, Bamana Peoples, Kòmò or Kòma Power Association — Kòmò Helmet Mask (Kòmòkun)
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–mid-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

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

Face mask, Kru artist, Wood, kaolin, pigment, Kru peoples — Face mask
Kru artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Prayer Book, Ink, and opaque watercolors on paper; embossed leather cover — Prayer Book
ca. 1900

“ANAESTHESIA I” desk, Samuel Ross British, Glass fiber reinforced concrete, aluminum, stainless steel, OSB (Oriented Strand Board, engineered wood), Abidjan clay, turmeric, acrylic, acrylic lacquer, polyurethane — “ANAESTHESIA I” desk
Samuel Ross
2022

Tightrope 5.1, Elias Sime Ethiopian, Telephone wire nailed to fiberboard (telephone wire, nails on fiberboard) — Tightrope 5.1
Elias Sime
2009–14

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

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

Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi, Molded terracotta, India, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal — Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi
India, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal
1st century BCE

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