Large pot with flaring midsection and tapering shoulder; decorated with incised textured half-circles below mouth and band of leaf-like shapes alternating with 4 triangles between 3 textured bands — Beer pot, mid 20th century
Zulu

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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

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) — Second-hand Reading, 2013
William Kentridge; Editor: Snezana Marovic; Composer: Music by Neo Muyanga

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rounded pot with tapered bottom; hole at top with smooth border; upper section is textured by rows of small pyramid shapes; bottom section is untextured — Vessel, 1990
Mncane Nzuza

G236

Beaded Apron (Jocolo), South Africa — Beaded Apron (Jocolo), 20th century
South Africa

G236

black couple seated on a concrete bench in front of a chain link fence; woman at right wears a long dress with long sleeves, with an appliqué design with cut-outs of green flowers and gold-veined leaves, black and white beaded necklace and earrings and a black and silver headscarf, with a red purse next to her; man at left dressed as a devil, with black body paint, long black fingernails and four horns on his head, wearing a shiny black skirt-like garment — Chris Nkulo and Patience Umeh, Enugu, Nigeria, 2008
Pieter Hugo

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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 — Abdullahi Mohammed with Mainasara, Lagos, Nigeria, 2007
Pieter Hugo

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black and grey featureless head, except PL ear and large red lips, in front of grey chainlink and purple ground — Condemned, 1981
Norman Catherine; Printer: Broederstroom Press, Johannesburg, South Africa

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head and torso of a yelling man with open mouth and closed eyes; red, yellow and green skin; pink inside mouth; blue background — Self-portrait, 1980
Norman Catherine; Printer: Broederstroom Press, Johannesburg, South Africa

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black and white photograph of street venders selling produce in front of a modern building with a colonnade — 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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black and white photograph of a man and woman lying down and a seated child child on a bed in a dwelling composed of plastic sheeting and branches — A Transkei family in their shelter, KTC squatter camp. The framework was made of strips of Port Jackson bush. For privacy black sheet were used around the lower part of the shelter. For light, translucent plastic was used on the dome. Cape Town, September 1984 (printed 2015)
David Goldblatt

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black and white photograph of a manicured lawn with a white birdbath and white urn with a beach and sea in the background — Thirteen kilometers of this coastline were a White Group Area, Blouberstrand, Cape Town, January 9, 1986 (printed 2015)
David Goldblatt

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black and white photograph of a woman with watering with a garden hose in front of a tiny rectangular brick house; in the background are many power lines, a cemetery and shacks — Miriam Mazibuko waters the garden of her RDP house for which she waited eight years. It consists of one room. Her four children live with her in-laws. Extension 8, Far East Alexandra Township, September 12, 2006 (printed 2015)
David Goldblatt

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black and white photograph of a bald man in a suit seated on a pile of rubble; barren landscape — 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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black and white photograph of a man in a suit wearing a hat, sitting on the ground in the shade in the lower right corner; a street sign, stop sign and tree at left — A domestic worker's afternoon off, Sunninghill, Sandton, Johannesburg, July 23, 1999 (printed 2015)
David Goldblatt

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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 — 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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black and white photograph of a man sitting in a chair with an open newspaper under a canopy against a building at right; a group of three people on the left side, standing and seated by brick building wall — A barber under his canopy and with a connection to electricity on Smit Street, Hillbrown, Johannesburg, May 19, 1999 (printed 2015)
David Goldblatt

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portrait of a dark skinned man with short hair — Smolder I, 2010
Diane Victor

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eight stylized figures walking along a ramp from left to right; figures second and third from left and second from right carry, are encircle by or are made up of tower-like openwork forms; fourth figure from left has a large black X for head; fourth figure from right carries two shovels; third figure from right has a windmill for a head; bare fluorescent lights above figures; text in English and Russian on edge of ramp at bottom — Eight Figures, 2010
William Kentridge; Printer: Artist Proof Studio; Publisher: Artist Proof Studio

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nine black-and-white etchings printed on one sheet of paper; images of a shower, people inside of geometric "cages", a woman with a rotary phone as her head, a centaur in a suit, a figure seated in a desk chair with an umbrella over their head; black wood frame — Zeno at 4 a.m., 2001
William Kentridge; Printer: Maurice Payne, London; Publisher: David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, Cape Town, London, and New York

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elongated vessel that tapers at the bottom; four triangular wedges protrude above shoulder of vessel with one area with a pattern of ribbed squares above and two below; black mount — Milk pail, 1900-1950
Zulu

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young person viewed from lower torso up; wearning v-neck cardigan sweater and collared polo shirt; serious expression — Lumka Stemela, Nyanga East, Cape Town, 2011
Zanele Muholi

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standing young person from waist up with PL side to camera, on L side of image; s/he has arms crossed on chest and is wearing plaid shirt; white wood frame with museum glass — Siya Kolela, Makhaza, Khayelitscha, Cape Town, 2011
Zanele Muholi

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black-and-white image of head and shoulders of black woman with tall lobed hairstyle in LRC in front of a wall with a lamp at center — Sasa, Bleecker, New York, 2016
Zanele Muholi

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group of six Black figures, all wearing blue jeans, with white eyes, sitting and leaning against a wall; mostly blue background; dark tree in ULQ; right figure has a pair of white tennis shoes around neck; top figure drinking out of a paper cup with a Coca-Cola label on it, and holding shopping bags in PL hand; urban cityscape in background — Inyongo 2, 2020
Cinga Samson

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wall hanging made of strips of cloth, with hanging cords, cloth, strings of beads, and tassels, and several globes made of wire — I was a hidden treasure, then I wanted to be known..., 2016
Igshaan Adams

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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 — Lefa 5, 2016
Mohau Modisakeng

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banana shaped container made of ribbed horn, one half light and one half dark in color; stopper in each end; ends of body of container and three straps made of woven brass (?) wire; stoppers are dark in color with an open circular shape at the ends; black mount — Horn container for snuff, late 19th century
Zulu

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slightly abstracted nude male figure lying on his PR side, with PL knee slightly drawn up and PR arm curled around head; red background — Sleeper Red, 1997
William Kentridge; Printer: 107 Workshop; Publisher: David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, Cape Town, London, and New York

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head and torso of black woman with stars covering her nipples and two Band-Aids across her mouth, wearing a jeweled tiara, two necklaces (one with pendant reading, "NET / BLANKES") and earrings--one with antelope skull and one with wheel; two faux logos for shoe polish and detergent on either side of her head; text and top and bottom — Untitled, from "i-jusi", June 2010
Garth Walker

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hide pompon at end; metal and hide cord, with fringed beadwork in white, red and turquoise beads — Apron with pompon, c. 1920
Xhosa

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portrait of a figure rendered in multicolored pigments, mostly red, with blue sections, outlined in thin, green lines, with light blue polka dots on shoulders and chest; image of figure dissolves into abstracted linear forms at the bottom; old photographs of families with young children, surround portrait; black background with blue text, some circled or outlined with red, green or blue lines; white section with "OCTOBER" in black pigment at TC; white rectangular section with Soviet symbol and text that reads "WHO OWNED HOW MUCH LAND?" inside, and outlined with red, jagged lines; black-and-white photograph in ULC — October, 2019
Kudzanai Chiurai

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standing man wearing light grey suit, white shirt and tan and red striped tie, with dark grey shoes and black rimmed glasses, giving an awkward, upside-down salute; orange ground; yellow medallions with text, images of antelope and bottle, and blue ribbons with text at lower corners; blue ribbon and red area at top with text: "THE PURSUIT OF PERVERSE THOUGHTS. / I SALUTE" — Untitled, from "i-jusi", June 2010
Anton Kannemeyer

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cartoonish, brightly-colored image of crying horrified woman with frowning open mouth, wrinkled brow and stylized red hair, wearing pink dress; window with curtains, picture and vase of flowers in background at right; text at top: "I-JUSI NUMBER FIFTEEN / THE PORN ISSUE" — Untitled, from "i-jusi", June 2010
Conrad Botes

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caricature face of a Black man with round eyes, wide ovoid nose and very wide ovoid lips; symbol in grey on man's forehead of hand holding two lightening bolts; symbols and text in black circles at left; personified stove with German or Dutch (?) text, LRC; reproduced tooth whitener ad at top, reading, "Use WYTEN To Cover-Up" — Untitled, 1999 (printed 2010)
Brandt Botes

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five rows of 30 total images of painted portraits of men and women; each numbered; all are black people except #28 (white man); image of electric hair clippers with "Bruno / Signs" in cursive over clippers at bottom center; address and phone numbers printed in LLC — Untitled, from "i-jusi", June 2010
Brode Vosloo

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three rectangles in horizontal rows, each with drawings of stylized faces--three in top and bottom rectangles, four in center rectangle; black and white — Untitled, from "i-jusi", June 2010
Mark Kannemeyer

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photographic image of alley-like space with two men at left; man in orange pants and white tank top grunting and lifting heavy hand weights while second man in white tank top and dark pants watches — Untitled, from "i-jusi", June 2010
Mikhael Subotzky

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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 — Untitled, from "i-jusi", 2010
Wilhelm Kruger

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image of elderly man with moustache wearing grey patterned suit jacket and light blue shirt with tan and brown designs, standing in front of bush with red flowers — Untitled, from "i-jusi", June 2010
Pieter Hugo

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photographic image of a dry landscape with scrubby grass; grey mountains at horizon line; thin wooden pole divides center of image vertically — Untitled, from "i-jusi", June 2010
David Goldblatt

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Woman's Shawl, Zulu — Woman's Shawl, 20th century
Zulu

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wide circular flat top with woven plait to one side; painted with red pigment; handle with latex gloves, pigment contains lead (but no mercury) — Woman's Hat, 20th century
Zulu

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round vessel with sgraffito decoration in upper half of form; surfaces are burnished; clay body is dark chocolate brown — Vessel, 20th century
Zulu

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round vessel with impressed decoration in upper half of form; surfaces are burnished; clay body is dark chocolate brown — Vessel, 20th century
Zulu

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Elongated ball on top with a flared-out ring below; section carved into a spiral below ring; one side at top through spiral stained lighter than remainder — Staff, 19th-20th century
Zulu

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Headdress and cape, Zulu — Headdress and cape, 20th century
Zulu

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central spoked wheel shape on rounded base with raised, fluted edges; ends of top headrest fluted, extended downward; carved with repeating triangular motifs — Headrest, 19th-20th century
Nguni or Tsonga

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head and shoulders of a man wearing a yellow shirt and black suspenders, with head upraised, mouth open and eyes closed; blue and green skin; green lips; brick wall topped with orange cones in background; blue sky with green and white "x," ULC — Walls Without Clouds, 1980
Norman Catherine; Printer: Broederstroom Press, Johannesburg, South Africa

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head of a baboon with red nose, purple cheeks, yellow eyes and green, yellow, blue and orange markings on head; green and red ground — Mandril, 1980
Norman Catherine; Printer: Broederstroom Press, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Staff, 19th-20th century

Zulu

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Staff, 19th-20th century

Q

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Colossus, 1969-1971

Larsen Design Studio, New York; Mill: Paul Barnard, Africa; Producer: Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc.

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Dish, late 20th century

Zulu

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Dish, late 20th century

Zulu

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