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Egyptian
Padimahes
ca. 760–525 B.C.E.

Padimahes

William Hackwood; Wedgwood and Sons
Medallion
after 1786

Medallion

Magdalene Anyango N. Odundo
British, born Kenya 1950
Symmetrical Reduced Black Narrow-Necked Tall Piece
19...

Symmetrical Reduced Black Narrow-Necked Tall Piece

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)
Kachina Doll (Ainshi Koko)
late 19th century

Kachina Doll (Ainshi Koko)

Kakongo
Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)
19th century, with 20th century restoration

Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)

Amhara
Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl)
13th or 14th century

Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl)

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
French, 1827–1875
Why Born Enslaved!
1868

Why Born Enslaved!

Yombe
Figure of Mother and Child (Phemba)
19th century

Figure of Mother and Child (Phemba)

Kuba (Bushoong subgroup)
Mask (Mwaash aMbooy)
late 19th or early 20th century

Mask (Mwaash aMbooy)

Statue of a Priest of Amun
381–362 B.C.E.

Statue of a Priest of Amun

Shabti Coffin of Iuy
ca. 1539–1400 B.C.E.

Shabti Coffin of Iuy

Amulet in the Form of the God Bes
ca. 1390–1322 B.C.E.

Amulet in the Form of the God Bes

Kongo
Grave Marker (Tumba)
19th century

Grave Marker (Tumba)

Kasongo
Female Figure with Medicinal Charge (Musinju)
19th century

Female Figure with Medicinal Charge (Musinju)

Luba
Water Pipe
19th century

Water Pipe

Ngbaka; Banja
Mask
19th century

Mask

Makonde
Mask (lipiko)
19th century

Mask (lipiko)

Lulua
Figure of a Mother Holding a Child (Lupingu lwa Cibola)
19th century

Figure of a Mother Holding a Child (Lupingu lwa Cibola)

Egyptian
Padimahes
ca. 760–525 B.C.E.

Padimahes

William Hackwood; Wedgwood and Sons
Medallion
after 1786

Medallion

Magdalene Anyango N. Odundo
British, born Kenya 1950
Symmetrical Reduced Black Narrow-Necked Tall Piece
19...

Symmetrical Reduced Black Narrow-Necked Tall Piece

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)
Kachina Doll (Ainshi Koko)
late 19th century

Kachina Doll (Ainshi Koko)

Kakongo
Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)
19th century, with 20th century restoration

Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)

Amhara
Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl)
13th or 14th century

Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl)

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
French, 1827–1875
Why Born Enslaved!
1868

Why Born Enslaved!

Yombe
Figure of Mother and Child (Phemba)
19th century

Figure of Mother and Child (Phemba)

Kuba (Bushoong subgroup)
Mask (Mwaash aMbooy)
late 19th or early 20th century

Mask (Mwaash aMbooy)

Statue of a Priest of Amun
381–362 B.C.E.

Statue of a Priest of Amun

Shabti Coffin of Iuy
ca. 1539–1400 B.C.E.

Shabti Coffin of Iuy

Amulet in the Form of the God Bes
ca. 1390–1322 B.C.E.

Amulet in the Form of the God Bes

Kongo
Grave Marker (Tumba)
19th century

Grave Marker (Tumba)

Kasongo
Female Figure with Medicinal Charge (Musinju)
19th century

Female Figure with Medicinal Charge (Musinju)

Luba
Water Pipe
19th century

Water Pipe

Ngbaka; Banja
Mask
19th century

Mask

Makonde
Mask (lipiko)
19th century

Mask (lipiko)

Lulua
Figure of a Mother Holding a Child (Lupingu lwa Cibola)
19th century

Figure of a Mother Holding a Child (Lupingu lwa Cibola)

Egyptian
Padimahes
ca. 760–525 B.C.E.

Padimahes

William Hackwood; Wedgwood and Sons
Medallion
after 1786

Medallion

Magdalene Anyango N. Odundo
British, born Kenya 1950
Symmetrical Reduced Black Narrow-Necked Tall Piece
19...

Symmetrical Reduced Black Narrow-Necked Tall Piece

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)
Kachina Doll (Ainshi Koko)
late 19th century

Kachina Doll (Ainshi Koko)

Kakongo
Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)
19th century, with 20th century restoration

Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)

Amhara
Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl)
13th or 14th century

Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl)

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
French, 1827–1875
Why Born Enslaved!
1868

Why Born Enslaved!

Yombe
Figure of Mother and Child (Phemba)
19th century

Figure of Mother and Child (Phemba)

Kuba (Bushoong subgroup)
Mask (Mwaash aMbooy)
late 19th or early 20th century

Mask (Mwaash aMbooy)

Statue of a Priest of Amun
381–362 B.C.E.

Statue of a Priest of Amun

Shabti Coffin of Iuy
ca. 1539–1400 B.C.E.

Shabti Coffin of Iuy

Amulet in the Form of the God Bes
ca. 1390–1322 B.C.E.

Amulet in the Form of the God Bes

Kongo
Grave Marker (Tumba)
19th century

Grave Marker (Tumba)

Kasongo
Female Figure with Medicinal Charge (Musinju)
19th century

Female Figure with Medicinal Charge (Musinju)

Luba
Water Pipe
19th century

Water Pipe

Ngbaka; Banja
Mask
19th century

Mask

Makonde
Mask (lipiko)
19th century

Mask (lipiko)

Lulua
Figure of a Mother Holding a Child (Lupingu lwa Cibola)
19th century

Figure of a Mother Holding a Child (Lupingu lwa Cibola)

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Exhibitions

Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui
February 8, 2013 through August 18, 2013

Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui

Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui
February 8, 2013 through August 18, 2013

Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui

Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui
February 8, 2013 through August 18, 2013

Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui

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