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black and white photograph of a large hedge with bench inside a cut-away section of hedge; brick path along right side

%C2%A9 1993 David Goldblatt

Remnant of a wild almond hedge planted in 1660 to keep the indigenous Khoi out of the first European settlement in South Africa. Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, May 16, 1993 (printed 2015)

David Goldblatt

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stool with case in the form of a standing woman with her arms upraised, holding seat of stool; woman has abstracted, elongated face with half-circle eyes and oval mouth with regular, gritted teeth; short hair in arcing ribs; lozenge-shaped breasts, pointing outward; elongated neck with four ribs (necklaces?); raised elements (scarifications?) on lower back; thick legs; flat feet with separated toes; medium to dark brown patina

Caryatid stool, c. 1910

Master of Lusambo or workshop

G250

rectangular with four legs; projections sticking out both short ends, one holds an open bowl, the other appears to be stylized and elongated animal head; body contains 12 carved out round compartments

Gameboard (ma kpon), 2nd half of 20th century

Son of Nuopie

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four horizontal panels with multiple figures in various poses: standing, riding bicycles, riding animals, seated; incised horizontal bars divide panels

Palace door, early 20th century

Dada Areogun, a.k.a Areogun of Osi-Ilorin

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Mende Society Mask, wood and raffia, Mende Tribe, Sierra Leone, Africa, XIX c. Msmt.s of helmet only. *Med.Raffia ?- Poss. Human Hair!

Sande mask, second quarter of 20th century

Mende

G254

Leopard Aquamanile, Bronze, Benin Culture, Africa, XVIIc; covered with incised spots and smnall punch marks. Rare example.

Water pitcher, 18th century

Edo

G250

mudcloth skirt; patterns: Carree and Tieblinke kun

Skirt for a Married Woman, 20th century

Koniba Diarra from village of Kolokani

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mudcloth skirt; design in central panel: Saa ni kili

Skirt for a Married Woman, 20th century

Guancho Diarra from village of Kolokani

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standing male figure wearing hooked hat/headgear with flat brim; eyes are white buttons; deep rectangular cavity in abdomen; wide, flat nose; vertical scarifications on face; wide mouth with thin protruding lips; wedge-shaped beard (?); medium wood tone; attached to black base

Power figure, late 19th-early 20th century

Master of Mayama , or his workshop

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wood column with seated female figure; bare chest with protruding breasts, wearing thick wood necklace; figure wears conical head piece with linear designs; additional piece extending off hat, possibly braid of hair; holds small child in lap, with small dog seated at PL of figure; child on PR side of figure holding a cylindrical objects in hands; small child on back of seated figure; figures sits on wood stool, with piece of flat board on top of head; traces of cracked mud on surface throughout

Veranda post, 1925-1950

Dada Areogun, a.k.a Areogun of Osi-Ilorin

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black ground with brown and gold patterning

Boat-Pattern Panel with Pseudo-Kufic Script, second half of 20th century

Shop of Abdelkarim and Othman Ben Cherif

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Green ground with gold and red patterning; lampus construction, with Birds and Pseudo-Kufic Script

Panel, second half of 20th century

Shop of Abdelkarim and Othman Ben Cherif

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%C2%A9 Nicolas Africano

Salvador, 1992

Nicolas Africano; Publisher: Vermillion Editions Limited, Minneapolis

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tusk, ivory, Benin Culture, Nigeria, Africa, XVIII c.; a rare ivory tusk from the Kingdom of Benin, finely carved with the figures of warriors, serpents, etc.; the inclusion of the carved figure of the Oba or King, represented with its traditional mudfish, instead of legs, denotes that this was one of the Royal tusks which stood in the great bronze heads on the altar of the Oba's ancestors

Tusk, 1775-1777

Edo

G250

Two men lying on rocky outcrop, one on his back in a blue shirt, the other on his stomach in a white shirt; blue sky and clouds at UR. Frame: painted black with open carving of birds and flowers.

%C2%A9 2009 Kehinde Wiley

Santos Dumont - The Father of Aviation II, 2009

Kehinde Wiley

G374

large door; carved jambs, lintel and central post on door; two complete rows remaining of large iron fasteners on door surface; only two remain in lower row; iron chain, plate and securing pin at top right center of door; four pins along center post on door

Door, mid 19th century

Swahili

G242

image taken in mirror of Black man in white shirt looking downward at camera; at L if a Black woman in white dress, smiling at viewer; interior of a shop in background; people disappearing behing mirror at R; fuzzy black border; in black frame

Self-portrait with a store assistant at the West African Drug Company, 1952 (printed 2023)

James Barnor

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Kenta Cloth, black and white checkered, cotton, Africa, Mali, XX c.

Man's cloth, 20th century

Ghana

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orange and black earthenware with simple scraffito overall design

Globular Pot, 20th century

Kongo

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Coffin of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

Bowman riding a horse both set on a hollowed spherical support. Radio carbon dated to 945-1235 A.D.

Equestrian figure, about 1450

Djenne

G250

video with animated black and white images on the turning pages of a book; imagery includes man walking and birds; music with vocals; blue presentation box in the form of a book with text from a dictionary at interior; removable cardboard tray with Blu ray DVD and USB flash drive; gold USB drive tied to tan ribbon attached to left side of cardboard tray; WD TVLive streaming media player, power cord, remote and three brochures (technical and warranty guide, connection instructions and promotional brochure)

%C2%A9 William Kentridge. All rights reserved.

Second-hand Reading, 2013

William Kentridge; Editor: Snezana Marovic; Composer: Music by Neo Muyanga

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slightly abstracted image of a bullhorn with face of person speaking into it below and behind it; words radiating out of bullhorn: "REMEMBER / DEMOCRACY / RULES / SOUTH / AFRICA / 1994-?"; black and white with greys

%C2%A9 2010 Wilhelm Kruger %2F Ijusi Magazine 1995-2015. All Rights Reserved.

Untitled, from "i-jusi", 2010

Wilhelm Kruger

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tan, brown and grey pattern of stripes and 3 stepped arrowheads; short fringe on one side, long twisted and tied fringe on opposite side

Prayer mat, second quarter of 20th century

Sakalava

G242

standing female figure wearing short pleated yellow skirt, belt with tan disks, silver blouse, red and black bolero jacket, silver shoes, and silver necklace with flower or star pendant; woman has long black hair and wide eyes; body intertwined with one snake, another snake around woman's neck; attached black metal mount

Mami Wata figure, 1950s

Igbo

G255

pinkish orange overall mottled wash; some blotchy vertical green and purple irregular pigment areas particularly at right edge; light stenciled areas in purple and white in the form of continents--two forms of Africa at right center and at left edge, Australia left of center, South America at center

%C2%A9 2019 Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York %2F DACS%2C London

False Start, 1970

Frank Bowling

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Head and shoulder of a pharaoh, wearing headgear; black and tan flecked marble; has own mount

Portrait of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, 1391-1353 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

Earthenware vase, globular, with curve shaped line design throughout

Globular Vase, 20th century

Ngbandi

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Hand Amulet; Hand of Fatima metal, red glass cabuchon, enamel

Hand pendant, about 1850

Unknown Arab, Berber, or Jewish

G254

headrest with fluted column on rectangular base; column supports curved oval element on top of smaller rectangle (oval and rectangle are carved from one piece of wood); two wooden pins on one side one on base and one on smaller rectangle

Headrest, c. 2635-2155 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G254

folded-over pages of hand-written text with some geometric drawings inside a leather case with two open sides and a flap closure; three additional leather slipcases, each with one open side; all cases are brown with lightly pigmented geometric patterns; approx. 127 pages

Islamic manuscript in case, c. 1900

G242

four-pronged object different shapes on each end; one is half scythe, one is half moon, and one is z-shaped with curl on end; final prong has pointed end

Scepter, 1900-1950

Mbum

G236

paddle-like, large board with crescent shaped "handle" at top; handle covered in dark brown animal hide; rectangular portion has off-white ground and is covered with black text on front and back

Qur'anic board, 1950s

Unknown

G242

columnar bundle of clothing (primarily denim) and other textiles, tied together in a bundle with black and white ribbon; fabrics are predominately blues and purples; mirror on one side decorated with black organic lines; rectangular wooden base partially covered with various fabrics and trims including denim and dripping purple pigments on one side; copper colored metal pendant in a type of dreamcatcher form with a crystal on one side, hanging from twisted black ribbon and yarn

%C2%A9 Shinique Smith

Bale Variant No. 0024 (Everything), 2017

Shinique Smith

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X-ray of Lady Tashat is at column in Paintings racks in MS

Cartonnage of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

Copyright of the artist%2C artist%27s estate%2C or assignees

Citwamo Ca Mangu (Throne), 20th century

Moxico School

G250

Wide mouthed globular pot with band around neck of incised line design. Downward pointed scalloped design.

Wide-Mouthed Globular Pot, 20th century

Luba

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curved; each clapper in the shape of a thin human arm and hand with long, thin fingers; incised bracelets at each wrist with linear patterns; ivory colored with some tan spotting

Pair of clappers, about 1550-1292 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

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Round bodied vessel with short, slightly tapered neck and flaring mouth; neck decorated with three pairs of tan and light brown stripes, brown stripe with tan diagonal lines and large tan stripe under mouth

Pot, Date Unknown

Djenne

G236

flat bell shaped piece of iron; slight convex curve with 6- 1/2" handle extending from flat end; mottled brown surface that is irregular; darkened sections along handle and outer edges

Currency, mid 20th century

Angas or Afo

G236

crucified Jesus on cross with two praying figures seated on crossbar of cross, flanking him; another praying figure with undifferentiated legs at bottom of cross; Jesus has sunburst-like halo; square decorative element with five punched designs at top of cross

Crucifix, 16th-17th century

Kongo

G254

dark brown; rectangular block above face containing metal floral nail in center surrounded by four smaller, plain metal nails; three similar plain nails on face; three rounded elements on each side of head--hair; horizontal stripes on face on either side of nose; vertical stripes carved over temples on forehead; protruding lips

Do mask, second quarter of 20th century

Ligbi

G242

vest, alternating indigo-dyed strip cloth and striped strip cloth, embroidered and appliqued; cotton

Tunic, 20th century

Wodaabe

G236

comb with 3 teeth topped with 2 faces; one on top of the other; each face has closed eyes and large, protruding turned-up nose

Comb, mid 20th century

Yaka

G254

rectangular brown pouch; beaded overall with repeating diamond bands in red and white with blue and white horizontal center band and black beads on ground; blue and white beaded bands at top; beaded tassels at bottom of blue, black and white; strap beaded with black, red and white beads; received mounted with Plexi cover

Tobacco pouch, Date Unknown

Xhosa

G236

comb topped with triangular head with scarifications below eyes; stylized shoulders and breasts

Comb, 20th century

Akan

G254

folding design with hinge in center--can be unfolded into X shape or folded flat into paddle shape; saddle-like, when unfolded, with handle with ovoid-shaped serrated metal spatula at end; each side of seat carved with star-asterisk designs in regular geometric grid; medium patina

Coconut-grater stool, mid 20th century

Swahili

G254

central beaded section with predominately blue and white beads, accented with red, in the form of two braid-like loops, stripes of beadwork on the loops and alternating short rows of blue and white beads on either side of loops; long sections on either end of rows of cowrie shells edges with larger blue and white beads; large blue bead at each end; tan cloth backing

Belt, Date Unknown

Kuba

G236

stepped towards center; shallow incised geometric decorative borders on some of the outward facing surfaces; open link chain

Rectangular silver pendant with chain, Date Unknown

Mende

G254

cream colored ceramic vase with pale green shading at the top and bottom; faux crackling throughout; brown dimensional script throughout; oblong in shape with a thin neck and small opening

%C2%A9 Khaled Ben Slimane

White Vase, 2016

Khaled Ben Slimane

G242

cloth pouch with front flap decorated with beads; design of three stylized faces with interlocking geometric designs; braided leather tassels and handles; attached to square black mount

Bag, 20th century

Yoruba

G254

full head form with small wide facial features; pointed chin; small ears; elaborate crown with round mirrors on four sides; cross form at top of crown; lobes on four elements on crown; geometric incised patterns in hair, with short braided ponytail at back of head; cowrie shell tied with cord around top of crown; dark wood patina

Mask, first half of 20th century

Mende

G254

rectangular box-like metal pendant with incised grid lines on front; stars and linear characters incised in grid squares; dark brown cord threaded through two copper loops

Amulet, first half 20th century

Niger

G242

silver wire filigree and openwork tops on silver stem; twelve bells hang from top section, bells are gilded; crowns on top are gilded as well as upright supports on top

Rimmonim (Torah finial) (one of a pair), early 20th century

Morocco

G254

silver wire filigree and openwork tops on silver stem; twelve bells hang from top section, bells are gilded; crowns on top are gilded as well as upright supports on top

Rimmonim (Torah finial) (one of a pair), Date Unknown

Morocco

G254

bi-colored black and white male figure with explicit sexual attributes; standing on square base; very light wood

Male Figure, one of a pair, 1900-1925

Yombe

G255

bi-colored black and white female figure with explicit sexual attributes; seated (partially kneeling) on square base; very light wood

Female Figure, one of a pair, 1900-1925

Yombe

G255

Pour les Collectioneurs d'Oeuvres d'Art: Monument Symbolique d'Allemagne (for "The Story of the Lion"), 1999

Georges Adéagbo; Printer: Edizioni CTL, Hamburg, Germany; Photographer: Stephan Köhler; Publisher: Edizioni CTL, Hamburg, Germany

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standing male figure with knees slightly bent; zigzag patterns on stomach; long hair; 2 strands of multicolored beads around neck

Male figure (one of a pair), c. 1890

Tabwa

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tall, narrow wooden board with two-pronged base, rounded, carved top; widely spaced, horizontal lines of writing on each side of board

Qur'anic writing board, mid 20th century

Somalia

G254

black and white photograph of street venders selling produce in front of a modern building with a colonnade

%C2%A9 2014 David Goldblatt

Street traders and the colonnade of the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, Kliptown Sowto, February 7, 2014 (printed 2015)

David Goldblatt

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rectangular board with protruding carved arrow at top; text from Qur'an written in ink on either side of board, surrounded by delicate border; one side has decorations of square spirals across C; the other side has geometric zigzag pattern

Qur'anic writing board, mid 20th century

Nigeria

G242

photograph of darkened, non-descript background; the face of a bearded black man emerges in middle center; PR and PL hands also emerge in LLC and LRC; scattered bits of dirt surrounds face and hands

%C2%A9 Mohau Modisakeng

Lefa 5, 2016

Mohau Modisakeng

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String of Venetian glass beads, including many white cylindrical beads with longitudinal black stripes, 'Egyptian', modern.

String of Beads, 20th century

Ancient Egyptian

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piece of gold silk, small embroidered motifs in gold plated silver

Piece of gold silk, 19th-20th century

Ancient Egyptian

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street art style portrait of two boys against orange and black background; boy at L holds head down slightly while looking up toward viewer, wearing a white shirt; boy at L looks outward, wearing red and black shirt; collage of painted, slashed newspaper and paper pulp

%C2%A9 Armand Boua

Les Winzins de Djamtala 1, 2017

Armand Boua

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standing male and female couple, facing forward; man on L wears short pants and has linear scarifications on checks, with PL hand on woman's neck; woman at R wears a 'soul wishes' medallion hanging from a ribbon around her neck; woman has PL hand next to her head and PR arm around man's waist; both figures wear sandals and rings around their necks

Pair of Figures from a Shrine Group, First half 20th century

Kwaku Benpoh

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Figure of a ram; part of a lintel or altar, depicting Christ as sacrificial lamb.

Figure of a ram, 5th century

Graeco-Egyptian

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8 metal bars of varrying lengths attached to a 3-sided wood container with 2 carved heads at top; plant materials in space at top of bars

Lamellophone, mid 20th century

Luba

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beanie-style cap; stitched overall on white ground with bands of geometric patterns, edged in dark brown: yellow, blue, orange, red; red band at bottom

Hat, 20th century

Niger

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Unnumbered; broken w/loose beads. String of 15 mosaic beads; millifiori glass rods.

String of Beads, 1st-5th century

Ptolemaic Egyptian

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Pair of Bracelets metal; red glass; green, orange, blue, and red enamel; coins

Pair of bracelets, 19th century

Morocco

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SHIRT, cotton, cotton embroidery and applique, buttons

Man's Dance Tunic, 20th century

Wodaabe Fulani

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Eleven protrusions

Goldweight [Cluster of Seeds], 19th-20th century

Akan

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Pair of sandals with dogbone-shaped soles; two straps creating X over each sole; round element in center of each X

Goldweight [Pair of Sandals], 19th-20th century

Akan

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Bunch of peanuts attached to stems growing together, bottom of stems is flattened out with thin wirelike protrusion, 7/16 inch. long

Goldweight [Cluster of Peanuts], 19th-20th century

Akan

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Bust of Queen Nefertete, colored, facsimile of painted limestone portrait head in the Neues Museum in Berlin.; Original of this bust was found in the studio of the sculptor Thutmose at Tell el Amarna, in 1912; attached plaster base looks like wood.;

Bust of Nefertete, early 20th century

Ancient Egyptian

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jackal-headed god Anubis, bronze, Egyptian, XVII Dynasty; green patina; eyes, mouth, fingers, toes, hair of ears, strands of wig, vertical folds of short kilt, horizontal folds of the kilt-pendant, all rendered by incised lines; solid casting; body heavy and solid but head rather expressive

Figure of god Anubis, 712-664 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

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round image; white margin; portrait of a black man wearing a black jacket, white shirt and green paisley bow tie and vest which match background; man holds a yellow whistle on a yellow cord in his PL hand; certificate of authenticity in object file in Registration

%C2%A9 Omar Victor Diop%2C Courtesy MAGNIN-A%2C Paris

Frédérick Douglass, 2015

Omar Victor Diop

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pair of figures seated next to each other; wide bodies and necks; very large lips; figure on R has 2 topknots

Pair of Figures, c. 500 BCE - 500 CE

Sokoto

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vertically striped tan and white pants with natural brown waist; blue inner lining at cuffs; elastic-like waist

Pair of pants, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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gold coarse plain weave cotton; woven in 5-1/4" narrow bands, pieced together; uneven dye; very wide; hand sewn (laced) and hemmed

Pair of Man's Pants, 20th century

Fulani

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incised details and plinth at back; lapis lazuli with modern gold setting at base

Figure of Thoth, 1567-1085 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

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Goldweight [Bundle of Tools], 19th-20th century

Akan

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female doll wearing long red cloth skirt, wide coiling strand of beads with three strands extending down in front, each with a shell at the end; two beaded hoop earrings in each ear; long yarn hair

Doll, one of pair, 20th century

Maasai

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L-shaped textured element with a large head with open mouth at top; figures twined around textured element, encircling it; one seated and two stainding men wearing skirts at bottom, holding onto each other's arms; two men wearing skirts at top--one positioned under horizontal element; dark finish with lighter golden brown base and at end of horizontal element

%C2%A9 Jacobo Elias

Tree of Life, c. 1970

Jacobo Elias

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pair of shiny brass discs with cylindrical elements at center; discs decorated with incised designs of circle and half-circle motifs, swags, pairs of diamonds, and tapering bars; undersides dull/not polished; cylindrical elements decorated with incised lines--horizontal and vertical

Pair of anklets (ogba), early 20th century

Igbo

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Piece of dark blue and red striped material. Broad red stripes ornamented with geometric figures of the type found on Caucasian rugs. Narrower stripes, alternating red and blue, and carrying geometric bands in yellow intervals, and flanked by thin lines of yellow, red and blue. Worn and discolored spots at one end. Vertical tear, mended.

Piece of material, 18th century

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Horus eye green; elaborate detail and mosaic work; two rings on edge for suspension; a beautiful piece of work - finer detail than in 279; alabaster and red jasper, at least, the real stone and not glass imitation some inlays fallen out; lavender glass below eye Udjat: Eye of Horus (Eye of Ra); green faience with red jasper and alabaster with lavendar glass inlay beneath eye

Udjat Eye of Ra, 1297-1185 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

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smooth light leather rounded edge sole; maroon zig-zag border between sole and upper; entirely embroidered upper shoe, green field broken by diamond, rectangular and teardrop shapes in orange, purple, maroon and dark green; maroon and orange fringe border shoe opening

Pair of Shoes, 20th century

Ait Ouaouzguite Amazigh (Berber)

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Cylinder shape with lines running along body to appear as if there are multiple sticks bundled. Band in middle running parallel to long lines and at one end.

Goldweight [Cluster of Sticks], 19th-20th century

Akan

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standing figure with panpipes encircled by serpents and birds; wood with opercula inserts and pigments; carved for Malanggan rites

Malagan Figure, c. 1890

Unknown

G256

paddle-shaped with small hole in one end; back side smooth and curved; front side flat and carved with incised decoration of hatched lines forming irregular rows of diamonds; reddish brown

Ceremonial Bull Roarer, c. 1900

Aborigine

G256

black and white photograph of a manicured lawn with a white birdbath and white urn with a beach and sea in the background

%C2%A9 1986 David Goldblatt

Thirteen kilometers of this coastline were a White Group Area, Blouberstrand, Cape Town, January 9, 1986 (printed 2015)

David Goldblatt

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Ceremonial rounded blade with pierced design along rim and in center. Square handle with large open circular finial.

Scepter of Authority, mid 20th century

Edo

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cluster of three nuts with textured surface

Goldweight [Cluster of Three Nuts], 19th-20th century

Akan

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roughly rectangular shaped with rounded edges, with long sides tapering slightly toward top; inward curve at bottom edge; two looping curved at top; rounded surface with concave and convex areas; body is light-colored hardened animal hide, with curled-over, darkened edges; three decorative elements with green hide trim, red cloth and metal ornaments (large domed metal studs in two sizes and four pyramidal metal elements)--two roughly hourglass-shaped elements and one triangular element; some incised lines forming a starburst at center; arrow and lines in dark pigment at bottom center; metal handle on back; handle covered in dark brown leather

Shield, late 19th century

Tuareg

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black man wearing a blue tank top and a predominately red checked skirt with leather streamers and tassels in green, cream, red and blue, and blue flip-flop sandals, holding a spotted hyena, wearing a muzzle attached to a heavy chain; man and hyena stand beneath large freeway ramps

%C2%A9 2007 Pieter Hugo. All rights reserved.

Abdullahi Mohammed with Mainasara, Lagos, Nigeria, 2007

Pieter Hugo

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black and white photograph of a bald man in a suit seated on a pile of rubble; barren landscape

%C2%A9 1986 David Goldblatt

Luke Kgatitsoe in his house, bulldozed in February 1984 by the government after the forced removal of the people of Magopa, black-owned farm, which had been declared a "black spot", Ventersdorp district, Transvaal, October 21, 1986 (printed 2015)

David Goldblatt

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over-the-head garment; V-shaped neckline; wide, open sleeves; bottom hem is open, except for short seam at bottom of each sleeve; indigo with thin off-white stripes, running vertically on torso and horizontally on sleeves; tan embroidery: large spiral on proper right chest, with circle filled with dot stitches in geometric square-diamond pattern; woven thread triangle and embroidered border on proper right neckline; proper left torso entirely embroidered with rectangle, diamond, triangle and drop shapes filled with dot or chain embroidery stitches, bordered with straight line stitching; upper back has large spiral filled with large circle containing diamond-square design of dot embroidery stitches; inner bottom hem on back is bright pink with green, yellow and white diagonal stripes

Agbada, early 20th century

Yoruba

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