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

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

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

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

[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]
Author Walker Evans
Author Peter Sekaer
Correspondent Beaumont Newhall
1935–52

Goddess with Foliage, Wifredo Lam Cuban, Gouache on paper — Goddess with Foliage
Wifredo Lam
1942

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

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
Designer Pierre Legrain
ca. 1925

Cigarette Case, Pierre Legrain French, Snake skin, dyed and tooled leather, gold leaf — Cigarette Case
Designer 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
Designer 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)
Attributed to a "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, Okak-Fang peoples — 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Headdress: Male Antelope (Ci Wara), Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, fibers, Bamana peoples — Headdress: Male Antelope (Ci Wara)
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–20th century

Double Panel, Raffia palm fiber, African — Double Panel
African
19th–20th century

Double Panel, Raffia palm fiber, African — Double Panel
African
19th–20th century

House post figure, Lake Sentani artist, Wood, Sentani people — House post figure
Lake Sentani artist
19th century

Nappy Head #1, Alison Saar American, Graphite and cut and pasted printed papers on paper — Nappy Head #1
Alison Saar
1997

Portrait of a Woman, Gelatin silver print from a glass plate negative — Portrait of a Woman
1975

Miniature Mask, Dan artist, Wood, Dan peoples — Miniature Mask
Dan artist
Late 19th–mid-20th century

Resistance, dignity, and pride : African American artists in Los Angeles, Paul Von Blum American — Resistance, dignity, and pride : African American artists in Los Angeles
Author Paul Von Blum
Publisher CAAS Publications
2004

Female figure from an obu (house of images), Igbo artist, Wood, pigment, Igbo — Female figure from an obu (house of images)
Igbo artist
Late 19th century

Woman in Profile (Young Girl of African Descent)

Georgette Seabrooke Powell

1933

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